drugmaker

noun

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

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All drugmakers with products selected for negotiation last year participated in the process. Maya Goldman, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 The city school system alleges that drug manufacturers raised the price of insulin to win the business of pharmacy benefits managers — intermediary companies that negotiate prices between drugmakers and pharmacies. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025 Eli Lilly and other drugmakers are reportedly planning to urge the Trump administration to pause Medicare drug-price negotiations that were put in place by the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 Sometimes a higher price means there's more room for the drugmaker to negotiate a big discount or rebate with health plans. Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

drugmaker

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