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Pharmaceutics vs Pharmaceuticals - What's the difference?

pharmaceutics | pharmaceuticals |

As nouns the difference between pharmaceutics and pharmaceuticals

is that pharmaceutics is the art and science of dispensing medical drugs while pharmaceuticals is plural of pharmaceutical.

pharmaceutics

English

Noun

(-)
  • The art and science of dispensing medical drugs.
  • (plurale tantum) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.

    • Usage notes

    Pharmacology is the science of dispensing medical drugs, whereas pharmaceutics also encompasses the non-scientific aspects such as how to make medications more palatable, where raw materials may be obtained, etc.

    Hyponyms

    ; art and science * pharmacology

    pharmaceuticals

    English

    Noun

    (head)