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drugmaker

American  
[druhg-mey-ker] / ˈdrʌgˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.


Etymology

Origin of drugmaker

First recorded in 1960–65; drug 1 + maker

Example Sentences

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Shares in fellow weight-loss drugmaker Eli Lilly gained 3.7%, while Hims fell 2%.

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Hims announced on Thursday the pill offering of its copycat of Wegovy, which is sold by Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, at a sharply discounted price—starting at $49 per month, compared to Wegovy at $149.

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The pill would have included semaglutide, the key ingredient in the weight-loss medication which Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk markets under the brand name Wegovy.

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Shares of Moderna rose sharply Friday after the drugmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly results.

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The drugmaker faced a setback earlier this week when the Food and Drug Administration refused to review its application to sell a new seasonal flu vaccine.

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