drug on the market

Idioms  

1. A commodity whose supply greatly exceeds the demand for it. For example, Now that asbestos is considered dangerous, asbestos tile is a drug on the market. The use of the noun drug in the sense of “something overabundant” (as opposed to a medicine or narcotic) dates from the mid-1600s, but the first record of the full expression, put as drug in the market, dates only from the 1830s.

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Example Sentences

Novartis and MMV are aiming to have the drug on the market in one to 1½ years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The change benefited just one drug on the market at the time: Exparel, made by Pacira.

From New York Times

Now, a new drug made by Eli Lilly and Co., called tirzepatide, is poised to become the most potent obesity drug on the market, promising users losses of more than 30 to 50 pounds over time.

From Seattle Times

Biogen will be required to provide confirmatory evidence, from ongoing clinical research, to keep the drug on the market.

From New York Times

They claimed, without much in the way of proof, that simply having the drug on the market harmed them by forcing them to deal with the fallout from those who do administer the medication.

From Washington Post