pharmaceutical

adj. pertaining to pharmacists; related to pharmacy

n. medication or other preparation made by a pharmacist

A pharmaceutical company, or drug company, is a commercial business whose focus is to research, develop, market and/or distribute drugs, most commonly in the context of healthcare. They can deal in generic and/or brand medications. They are subject to a variety of laws and regulations regarding the patenting, testing and marketing of drugs. From its beginnings at the start of the 19th Century, the pharmaceutical industry is now one of the most successful and influential, attracting both praise and controversy.
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Pharmaceutical /phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal/ 1. pertaining to pharmacy or drugs. 2. a medicinal drug. phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal or phar·ma·ceu·tic adj. [more]Pharmaceutical - Community and Resources

Noun
1. drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) radiopharmaceutical
Adjective
1. of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry"
(synonym) pharmaceutic
(pertainym) pharmacy, pharmaceutics
2. of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

(a.)
Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations.