drugmaker

noun

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

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Regardless, the Pfizer deal has put drugmakers at a negotiating deficit unlike anything else seen in the Trump era. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025 Similar pacts involving other drugmakers on both sides of Atlantic could now follow – the terms of which may open up a range of active trading opportunities further down the line. Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025 President Donald Trump announced a deal with Pfizer for the drugmaker to voluntarily sell medications through Medicaid at lower prices, as his administration pushes to bring down drug prices in the United States to match prices in other countries. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Sep. 2025 Trump also asked drugmakers to offer the lower pricing levels for drugs sold directly to consumers and businesses. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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 16 Oct. 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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