drugmaker

noun

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

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Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday beat first-quarter estimates and hiked its revenue and profit guidance for the year, as the drugmaker cuts costs. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025 What’s more, the tariffs will not push drugmakers to shift more operations to the US, some contend. Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Brazilian drugmaker Hypera has already announced plans to launch a generic version when the drug’s patent protection expires in Brazil in March 2026. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are probing a claim by British drugmaker GSK that Pfizer delayed announcing its COVID shot's success in 2020 until after that year's election, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Puyaan Singh and Michael Erman, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drugmaker

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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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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