drugmaker

noun

drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals

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Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program risk driving drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say. Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 18 July 2025 The Tariff Impact On Medical Devices While drugmakers remain exempt from tariffs for the time being, the same can’t be said for medical devices. Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 June 2025 But there are multiple gastrointestinal hormones that help regulate hunger and metabolism in similar ways, and drugmakers are working hard to learn which ones can be tweaked or mimicked to enhance the benefits. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugmaker

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drugmaker was in 1869

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drugmaker

noun
drug·​mak·​er ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce drugmaker (audio)
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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