pharmaceutical

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Qualifier for substances or systems, including polymers, exploited by the pharmaceutical industry.
Notes:
  1. A pharmaceutical substance can be exploited for its bioactivity or as an excipient.
  2. The term "pharmaceutical" is also used as short form for a pharmaceutical substance.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 377. (Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 401 [Terms] [Paper]