new drug

noun

: a drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way

Examples of new drug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026

But in the support group, people were talking about a new drug just for mastocytosis called Ayvakit (avapritinib). — Kelly Morlan, Health, 30 June 2026

In recent years, China has become a biotech innovator, accounting for 34% of roughly 14,088 new drugs in global clinical development, leading the United States’ 27%. — Brian Yang, STAT, 29 June 2026

For decades, humans mined antibiotic molecules from microbes and tweaked them to develop new drugs, staying ahead of evolution’s cunning countermeasures. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for new drug

• debug
• humbug
• prodrug
• unplug
• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• dug
• hug
• jug

Medical Definition

new drug

noun

: a drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way