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Fa'rmacos

English translation: Pharmaceutical drugs

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Portuguese term or phrase:Fa\'rmacos
English translation:Pharmaceutical drugs
Entered by: Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.

20:08 Oct 16, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / A Medical investigative s
Portuguese term or phrase: Fa'rmacos
Area 3: Fa'rmacos, medicamentos, vacines e testes diagno'sticos...
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
Local time: 23:43
Pharmaceutical drugs
Explanation:
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Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 03:43
Grading comment
Thank you, Paulo!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6Pharmaceutical drugs
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
5 +1typo Farmacos => drug, pharmaceutical, medication or other preparation made by a pharmacist
airmailrpl
5Medicines/drugs
Margarida Ataide
4 +1pharmacons / medical drugs
Marlene Curtis
4Drugs / Medicines
Claudio Rondeico


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Pharmaceutical drugs


Explanation:
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Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
Brazil
Local time: 03:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you, Paulo!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  connie leite
1 min
  -> Tks Connie
agree  Margarida Ataide
2 mins
  -> Grato.
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
39 mins
  -> Grazie Salvador
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado Teresa
agree  Douglas Bissell: good choice of words
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Douglas
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Tks Robert
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
typo Farmacos => drug, pharmaceutical, medication or other preparation made by a pharmacist


Explanation:
Fa'rmacos => typo Farmacos => drug, pharmaceutical, medication or other preparation made by a pharmacist

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Paiva: Houaiss: Fármaco - qualquer produto ou preparado farmacêutico
16 hrs
  -> agradeço
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Drugs / Medicines


Explanation:
1.
a. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
b. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

2. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.

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Note added at 4 mins (2012-10-16 20:13:37 GMT)
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I'd keep 'drugs' since you have medicamentos right next to fármacos.

Example sentence(s):
  • Unlike generic drugs, a large part of the costs incurred by original manufacturers of brand name drugs are for research and development and advertising.
  • Ao contrário dos fármacos genéricos, uma grande parcela dos custos das empresas de marcas originais destina-se à investigação, [...]

    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/pten/f%C3%A1rmaco
Claudio Rondeico
Canada
Local time: 00:43
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Medicines/drugs


Explanation:
Suggestion

Margarida Ataide
France
Local time: 08:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pharmacons / medical drugs


Explanation:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacon

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Note added at 5 minutos (2012-10-16 20:14:02 GMT)
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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fármaco

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Note added at 43 minutos (2012-10-16 20:52:30 GMT)
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A pharmacon or pharmakon (from Greek: (φάρμακον), adapted from pharmacos) is a biologically active substance. It is used more broadly than the term drug because it includes endogenous substances, and biologically active substances which are not used as drugs. Typically the word pharmacon includes, pharmacological agonists and antagonists, but also enzyme inhibitors (such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors) etc. Spelt with a "k", is acceptable in English, but more common in German. In some cases pharmacon is the equivalent to active ingredient.


Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 531

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cynthia07
2 mins
  -> Grata!
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