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

Protein crystals grow larger and more uniformly in the absence of gravity, and crew members on the station are taking advantage of this fact to study and develop new drugs. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025

Designing new drugs in real time for resistant cancers will take longer, though. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

This opens exciting avenues for understanding virus emergence, assessing pandemic potential, and identifying new drug targets to combat viral infections. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025

The protocol for giving new drugs is generally based on evidence seen in animal models and then in human trials, says Mattias Wieloch, a cardiologist and medical head of the type 1 diabetes program in North America at Sanofi, the company that manufactures teplizumab as Tzield. —Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025

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