Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Fa\'rmacos
English translation:
Pharmaceutical drugs
Portuguese term
Fa'rmacos
Proposed translations
Brazil
What you need is what you get...
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Pharmaceutical drugs
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connie leite
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Tks Connie
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Margarida Ataide
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Grato.
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
39 mins
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Grazie Salvador
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 hrs
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Obrigado Teresa
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Douglas Bissell
: good choice of words
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Thanks Douglas
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airmailrpl
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1 day 14 hrs
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Tks Robert
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Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
typo Farmacos => drug, pharmaceutical, medication or other preparation made by a pharmacist
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Christina Paiva
: Houaiss: Fármaco - qualquer produto ou preparado farmacêutico
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agradeço
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Canada
Ba. in Translation, Localization Expert
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese
Drugs / Medicines
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.
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, [...]
France
Translating your ideas
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to French, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
Medicines/drugs
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
pharmacons / medical drugs
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.
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