drugmaker

noun

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

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That was seen in advances from drugmakers Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson , along with consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble . Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 17 June 2026 The goal, the drugmakers say, is to make weight loss drugs more convenient and easier to stick with. Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026 Chai Discovery is working with major drugmakers to use its latest antibody AI model to find new therapies. Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 This green light has allowed the drugmaker to offer the medication for free to some patients who have previously been treated for pancreatic cancer that has since spread to other parts of the body. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 June 2026 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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