pharmatheology

An unquestioning faith in commercially-manufactured, doctor-prescribed and psychologically-addictive medication as the answer to every perceived or imagined problem.

He could not live without his many pills every day. One allowed him to sleep, another quelled his anxiety, a third lifted his depression, others liberated or inhibited his bodily functions, lowered his cholesterol, regulated his heartbeat, soothed his aches, sharpened his vision, slowed his cognitive decline, boosted his testosterone, lowered his blood pressure, increased his immunity, banished unwelcome thoughts, made him feel normal. They interacted to grant him life - so he had been instructed by those selling them, and so he faithfully accepted, a devout disciple of pharmatheology.

by Monkey's Dad June 5, 2023

Big Pharma

Large pharmaceutical companies who pour more money into advertising, marketing, and political lobbying than they do into research, development, production, and distribution of medication. They also extort patients who need medicine for life-saving purposes into paying huge sums of money at an outrageous markup.

Big Pharma increased the price of Epipens to over a thousand dollars, but they cost only two bucks to make.

by Simmaniac January 12, 2021

trolling for pharma

Working the angles in search of narcotics, usually the opioid, benzo or amphetamine varieties

Fucking ran out of my Oxys, Xanax AND ADDerall. two weeks early. Looks like I better start Trolling for Pharma

by Clifhanger April 16, 2017

PARRAINE

Cajun word, often used in Southern Louisiana, meaning "God Father"

Her PARRAINE was responsible for taking care of her after her parents passed away.

by vibrance July 6, 2007

pharmamentarium

All the pharmaceuticals that can be brought to bear against a particular illness/malady.

"I was hot as fuck, shivering cold and coughing up fluffy green shapes that floated angrily in toilet water. My face smelled like blood on the inside. My closed eyes could clearly hear the pounding hammer in my brain. It was time to bring out the pharmamentarium and get my coma on..."

by Skinny_Phat February 21, 2019

pharoahe monch

really good lyracists(rapper)from queens,
worked with blackstar,nate dogg,styles p
M.O.P and other underground rappers u have to cop his track no mercy ft M.O.P

"this ryhme will remain in the minds of my foes forever in imfamy the epitome of lyrical epiphanies skillfully placed home we carefully plan symphonies who would be ignorant enough to have the audacity to fuck with likes of my and my tenacity this is wat u get when u fuck with tha likes the magnamous flows of total assholes and ignoramases M.O.P/ pharoahe monch cause damages the advantage is we banish labels artists and managers ametuers found six feat deep in metal canisters" (no mercy pharoahe monch 2/3 of first verse)

by nb allah April 1, 2005

Pharmaganda

Pharmaceutical industry propaganda

That study in the latest issues of JAMA was full of problems, it was nothing more than pharmaganda.

by Tamara Jane December 22, 2005