miracle drug
noun
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition : wonder drug
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The bimonthly intravenous infusion was a miracle drug to me.
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Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Cheryl Warsh: After penicillin, there were all kinds of miracle drugs, um, vaccines, and this was the high period of drugs.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
But the youth miracle drug turns to body horror when Sue ignores the treatment’s weekly body-switching caveat.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Toine Pieters: There was a strong belief in miracle drugs.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
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Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Cheryl Warsh: After penicillin, there were all kinds of miracle drugs, um, vaccines, and this was the high period of drugs.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
But the youth miracle drug turns to body horror when Sue ignores the treatment’s weekly body-switching caveat.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Toine Pieters: There was a strong belief in miracle drugs.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
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miracle drug
noun
mir·a·cle drug
ˈmir-ə-kəl- 
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition
called also wonder drug
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