drugmaker

noun

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

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The drugmaker said earlier this week that its CT-388 weight loss injection was entering a phase III trial — the final stage before a company can seek regulatory approval — marking the latest development in Roche's nascent but fast-growing pipeline of treatments for obesity and related conditions. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 The remarks, made alongside health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a longtime critic of mainstream medicine — rattled doctors and drugmakers. Jason Gale, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025 With the size of the obesity market expected to reach $100 billion by 2030, drugmakers from AstraZeneca Plc to Roche Holding AG are keen to join the space to catch up with Novo and Lilly. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 An effort by the administration to curb advertising for pharmaceutical drugs on television is posing a threat to a key revenue stream for media companies and creating a marketing hurdle for some of the country’s largest drugmakers. Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 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

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