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

For consumers, the idea behind Insilico's latest drug research is enticing enough − take a new drug and reverse your biological clock a few years. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

That finding makes tozo competitive with other COPD treatments that have reached patients in recent years, but notably, the tozo trials included participants not eligible for the other new drugs. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

In August, the namesake family office of Jeff Bezos also joined a $188 million Series E for LifeMine Therapeutics, which uses AI to analyze fungal genomes to develop new drugs. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Many details remain unknown, but the lower prices apply only to new drugs and existing drugs available through Medicaid. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 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