Thesaurus:pharmaceutical

Thesaurus

pharmaceutical

English

Noun

Sense: a substance used for medical treatment or relief

Synonyms

• pharmaceutical
• drug
• medication
• medicine    [⇒ thesaurus]
• medicament
• pharmaceutical drug

Hyponyms

• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug    [⇒ thesaurus]
• antibiotic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• antipyretic
• analgesic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tocolytic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• antihistamine    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• antidepressant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• anxiolytic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• antipsychotic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• neuroleptic
• sedative
• hypnotic
• soporific    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tranquilizer
• anticonvulsant    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• agent
• substance    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• pill
• capsule
• tablet
• injection
• intravenous

See also

• Category:Pharmaceutical drugs

Further reading

• “pharmaceutical” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “pharmaceutical” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.