drugmaker

noun

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

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Merck and Pfizer shares were up less than 1% in trading Thursday, but GLP-1 drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly had a bit more momentum. Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 In other words, Kennedy would be in a position to potentially profit from vaccine litigation while regulating drugmakers and overseeing federal vaccine policy as the head of HHS. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025 The money is in addition to the $176 million HHS awarded the drugmaker in July to develop a bird flu vaccine. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 Food manufacturers will have until 2027 to reformulate their products while drugmakers will have until 2028. Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 15 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

drugmaker

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