Definition of miracle drug
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition — called also
wonder drug
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Antibiotics have since saved millions of lives, but now the power of these miracle drugs is in serious jeopardy.
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In later years, interferon didn’t turn out to be quite the miracle drug it was initially thought to be, but it is still used in the treatment of some cancers.
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Well, 18 hours later, a time span that included oft-withering criticism of Strasburg, the Nationals must have found a miracle drug.
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First Known Use of miracle drug
1944
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medical Definition of miracle drug
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition — called also
wonder drug
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