pharmaceutically

English

Etymology

From pharmaceutic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

pharmaceutically (not comparable)

1. In pharmaceutical terms or for pharmaceutical purposes.
   • 1899 June, Robert C. Purcell, “Japan Wax as a Substitute of Beeswax in Ointments and Cerates”, in Merck Report, volume 8, page 257:

     Of recent years Japan wax is an important article of commerce, and it was while examining a lot of several carloads some time ago that the though occurred to me why cannot it be used pharmaceutically?

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 144:

     Pharmaceutically tested in recent times, mandrake show aphrodisiac properties.

Derived terms

• biopharmaceutically

Translations

in a pharmaceutical manner

Italian: farmaceuticamente (it) Spanish: farmacéuticamente