drugmaker

noun

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

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The costs would be covered by savings from expanding Medicare's negotiations with drugmakers, reducing fraud, and increasing discounts drugmakers pay for certain brand-name drugs in the program, according to Harris' campaign. Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 Earlier this year, the drugmaker reported shortages of NovoLog insulin. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Under Read, the drugmaker’s CEO from 2010-18, the company was known for focusing on its core business of vaccines and cancer. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 The drugmaker said Wednesday that while all doses of Zepbound and Mounjaro are available, the supply chain for refrigerated medicines is complex and patients’ ability to find particular doses in pharmacies may still vary. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 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 16 Nov. 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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