drugmaker

noun

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

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David Ricks, the chair and chief executive of the drugmaker Eli Lilly, defended the importance of the Food and Drug Administration in light of recent attacks by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mr. Trump’s pick to lead his administration’s health care efforts. Edmund Lee, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024 The drugmaker isn’t the only company to have had an executive disappear into China’s judicial system. Juliana Liu, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024 Zoom in: The program works by awarding a drugmaker a voucher once it's received approval for a rare disease therapeutic. Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 The British drugmaker has also been the most willing among Big Pharma to slash the prices of its innovative therapies to be included in the country’s national insurance, and in recent years has embarked on an expansion of local manufacturing. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 31 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

drugmaker

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