drugmaker

noun

drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals

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Shares of the drugmaker slid 4% after cutting its full-year profit guidance — even as Q1 profits and sales beat expectations thanks to its blockbuster weight loss drugs. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 May 2025 Former government officials have said HHS, under Kennedy, was moving to slow-walk vaccine approvals, including by imposing new regulatory hurdles on drugmakers, such as changing the requirements for approval or seeking additional clinical trial data. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 1 May 2025 Last week, the drugmakers Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca shared topline results from the study so far. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025 The combination of tariff costs and price pressures from programs such as 340B might prompt some drugmakers to cut back or halt production, leading to drug shortages. Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugmaker

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drugmaker was in 1869

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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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drugmaker

noun
drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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