new drug

noun

: a drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way

Examples of new drug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To make monthly dosing possible, Pfizer and Amgen had to engineer new drugs that remain active in the body far longer. —Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026

In the 1960s, the FDA adopted this requirement for clinical trials that could be used in seeking approval for new drugs. —Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026

For every new drug that launches, nine candidates fail before completing the gauntlet of clinical trials necessary to win Food and Drug Administration approval. —Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026

That’s the kind of mechanism pharmaceutical researchers look for when identifying new drug targets. —Allison Palmer june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for new drug

• debug
• humbug
• prodrug
• unplug
• antidrug
• mealybug
• multidrug
• chug
• doug
• dug
• hug
• jug

Medical Definition

new drug

noun

: a drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way