drugmaker

noun

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

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At the time, there was some hesitation in the industry about partnering with a Chinese drugmaker. Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 The news The drugmaker announced a licensing deal with Germany's BioNTech to jointly develop and commercialize the latter's experimental cancer therapy known as BNT327. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 June 2025 Trump's executive order set a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S, directing Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to kick off negotiations to that effect. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025 Stewart asked, noting later that the announcement ended up being his executive order requesting drugmakers to reduce the cost of prescriptions in the United States. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 May 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

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