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pharmaceutical

[fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl] / ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /


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On Thursday, the U.K. government released a statement saying that its pharmaceutical companies wouldn’t be tariffed—an assertion the Trump official confirmed, saying that U.K. drugmakers had already committed to invest in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The White House said the threat of tariffs had already spurred pharmaceutical firms to promise $400bn investments in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The latest pair of orders he signed pile pressure on pharmaceutical companies to manufacture more in the United States, while separately targeting firms that officials accuse of "artificially manipulating" metals prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

With that in mind, it’s worth taking a closer look at two attractive pharmaceutical names.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In 2006 an NIH researcher gave thousands of tissue samples to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer in exchange for about half a million dollars.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot