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

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

The U.S. administration said late Friday that it could close deals with nine big pharma names, including Roche and Novartis.

From The Wall Street Journal

In many cases, you need to be a big pharma company to get treatments through the regulatory approval process, which is complicated.

From Barron's

That has won it fans among analysts searching for the next biotech acquisition by Big Pharma.

From Barron's