(from the article `pharmaceutical industry`) Radioactive dosage forms, or radiopharmaceuticals, are substances that contain one or more radioactive atoms and are used for diagnosis or treatment ...
A drug that contains a radioactive substance and is used to diagnose or treat disease, including cancer. Also called radioactive drug.
A radioactive chemical or pharmaceutical preparation, labelled with a radionuclide in tracer or therapeutic concentration, used as a diagnostic or therapeutic agent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ra″de-o-fahr″mә-soo´tĭ-kәl) a radioactive pharmaceutical, nuclide, or other chemical used for diagnostic purposes or for radiation therapy.
Type: Term Pronunciation: rā′dē-ō-far′mă-sū′ti-kăl Definitions: 1. A radioactive chemical or pharmaceutic preparation, labeled with a radionuclide in tracer or therapeutic concentration, used as a diagnostic or therapeutic agent.
[n] - pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy
noun pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy