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

This could include things like discovering new drugs or materials. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 June 2025

Developing a new drug takes upwards of $2 billion in investment and years of research, with no guarantee of success. —Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Medicines that treat the rarest diseases typically fetch higher prices The median annual list price for a new drug was over $370,000 in 2024, according to the Reuters survey of 45 medicines. —Kevin Williams, Quartz, 22 May 2025

Indeed, the government can and sometimes should seize intellectual property such as during a public health emergency, the feds might very well seek to acquire a new drug from a pharmaceutical company. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 May 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