miracle drug

noun

Definition of miracle drug

: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition : wonder drug

Examples of miracle drug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a few months, before production could scale up, Hinshaw’s San Francisco laboratory held the world’s entire supply of streptomycin, and pleas for the miracle drug poured in from the afflicted from Siberia to Tierra del Fuego. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 With the new miracle drug developed by Purdue Pharma only recently on the market, neither Betsy nor Dr. Finnix is aware of its highly addictive properties. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022 An article shared on Vice also notes how the pill isn’t a miracle drug, though the testing here is not nearly as well designed. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 July 2022 Their chief product is Joy, a miracle drug that also contains the T-virus, which is what turns the infected into monsters. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 June 2022 However, this weight loss shot isn’t meant as a miracle drug. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Mar. 2022 Coming off the days of miracle drug promotion and speculation on disinfectant injections or shining a bright light to fight Covid-19 from the Trump administration, Biden insisted that the doctors and scientists be out front on the pandemic. Edward-isaac Dovere, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022 Still, says Seyfried, there’s probably never going to be one miracle drug that cures every neurodegenerative disease in every patient. Sara Harrison, Wired, 26 Jan. 2022 Testimonials like these make up the majority of posts in dozens of Facebook groups, set up and overseen by BOO sellers, with hundreds of thousands of collective members, where BOO is heralded as a miracle drug. NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021 See More

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First Known Use of miracle drug

1944, in the meaning defined above

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“Miracle drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miracle%20drug. Accessed 3 Nov. 2022.

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miracle drug

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miracle drug

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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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