pharming

noun

phar·​ming

ˈfär-miŋ

1

: the production of pharmaceuticals by genetically engineered plants or animals

Part of the reason why pharming has been so slow to take off is technological … . Getting plants to make foreign proteins such as antibodies requires genetic engineering, which is a slow, hit-and-miss process.

—Hal Hodson, New Scientist

also : the process by which plants or animals are genetically engineered to produce such substances

… hoping to capitalize on "pharming"—altering animals genetically so they become drug factories pumping out medicine in milk and urine.

—David Wahlberg, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

2

: the recreational use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs

Many students report what they call "pharming": using stimulants for recreation and to work more efficiently (with a reduced need for sleep).

—Richard Kadison, The New England Journal of Medicine

specifically : the sharing or mixing of such drugs for recreational use especially among teenagers

This isn't an ordinary party—it's a pharming party, a get-together arranged while parents are out so the kids can barter for their favorite prescription drugs.

—Carolyn Banta, Time