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Pharmaceutical

Relating to the development, production and marketing of drugs that are legal and licensed for use as medication.

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snake oil

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

A substance that proclaims to have value, usually medicinal, that in fact has no beneficial effect whatsoever. It is sometimes extended to the phrase 'snake oil salesman' to refer ...

generic drug

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

Generic drugs are copies of brand-name drugs and are the same as those brand name drugs in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance ...

pharmatronic

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

Software programs that induce drug like effects in the end user. Their efficacy is highly debated, but different manufacturers have tried different approaches. One of the more ...

jenkem

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

A fictional hallucinogenic drug created by fermenting human waste. Despite being fictional, some news outlets ran stories in 2007 and 2008 stating that it was a popular drug in ...

nootropic

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

A category of drugs that enhance mental functions, giving them the nickname of 'smart drugs'. Most of them are legal and have mild success in improving cognitive ability, and are ...

trip report

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

A recount of a person's experiences while on a drug or combination of drugs. These reports are shared around the recreational drug user communities mainly online and serve as a ...

supplement type

Pharmaceutical; Drugs

Companies are allowed to make changes to drugs or their labels after they have been approved. To change a label, market a new dosage or strength of a drug, or change the way it ...