Definition of miracle drug
: a drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition : wonder drug
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In my opinion, this is a miracle drug that needs to be evaluated and explored even further.
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Not a magic potion Toni Camacho doesn’t claim turmeric is some kind of miracle 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
Medical Dictionary
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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