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wonder drug
noun
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic positive response in a patient's condition : miracle drug
So far, Prozac is acting as something of a wonder drug; it is highly effective, causes few dangerous side effects, and is already the most widely prescribed antidepressant after just 4 years on the market.—
Ruth Levy Guyer and Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.
Stodgy old aspirin suddenly appears to be a wonder drug. But as often happens in medicine, the news hype may have overreached in search of hope.—
Steven Findlay
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The wonder drug that still has everyone talking is the GLP-1 franchise owned by Eli Lilly , its popular weight-loss treatment Zepbound and type-2 diabetes drug Mounjaro.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Waksal had been tipped that the FDA was not going to approve his wonder drug.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
With the entire world plunged into panic about a popular wonder drug that’s about to start killing people, Axel and Lazarus’ other operatives are the only people who might be able to find a solution.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
The blockbuster medications have been hailed as wonder drugs for their profound effects on diabetes and weight loss, but a growing number of doctors are concerned that the medications are triggering or worsening eating disorders in some people.
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Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024
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First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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“Wonder drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonder%20drug. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
wonder drug
noun
: a usually newly discovered drug capable of producing a noticeable and favorable change in a patient's condition
called also miracle drug
Medical Definition
wonder drug
noun
won·der drug
ˈwənd-ər-
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