Big Pharma

American  

[big fahr-muh] / ˈbɪg ˈfɑr mə /

Or big pharma

noun

1. pharmaceutical companies considered collectively, especially with reference to their political and commercial influence.

   The article attributes rising medical costs to private healthcare, Big Pharma, and insurance.

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Etymology

Origin of Big Pharma

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

For Big Pharma, there is potential upside.

From The Wall Street Journal

For now, Big Pharma remains insulated from severe impact to its bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal

Big Pharma feels more certainty on regulatory policy, and Lilly is going to generate a ridiculous amount of free cash flow in the next five to 10 years.

From Barron's

The same forces that drove big pharma helped biotech, but the smaller drug developers also benefited from a mergers-and-acquisitions boom.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have been a flurry of acquisitions of biotech names by Big Pharma giants, an easing of worries around threatened drug price reform, and some good news from companies.

From Barron's