drugmaker

noun

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

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The Danish drugmaker said the new price could appeal to the uninsured and those whose insurance doesn't cover the class of obesity medications called GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, medications. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 The deadline for drugmakers to decide whether to agree to the next round of drug negotiations was Friday. Peter Sullivan, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025 These are middlemen, acting on behalf of health insurers in negotiations with pharmacies and drugmakers. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Last year saw a divergence in growth across biopharma names, with obesity drugmaker Eli Lilly raking in huge gains while shares of other big-name drugmakers such as Novo Nordisk and Covid vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer have suffered. Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugmaker

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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 14 Mar. 2025.

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drugmaker

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