drugmaker

[druhg-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person or company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drugmaker¹

First recorded in 1960–65; drug ¹ + maker

Example Sentences

Earlier, drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was set to buy 23andMe.

From Los Angeles Times

A huge deal with the drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine to combat bird flu in humans was scrapped, and new rules were brought in which could mean some vaccines need extra testing before they can be updated each winter.

From BBC

The Danish drugmaker abruptly ended its agreement to let Hims & Hers directly sell its popular weight-loss drug, prompting the companies to spar publicly.

From Los Angeles Times

The “adverse event” reports about drugs from the Sun plant and two others run by Indian drugmaker Intas Pharmaceuticals described medication with an abnormal taste, odor or residue or patients who had experienced sudden or unexplained health problems.

From Salon

On Thursday, Frederiksen will hold what Danish media dubbed a "crisis meeting" with business leaders, including the CEOs of beer giant Carlsberg and drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which produces obesity and diabetes drugs popular in the US.

From BBC