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pharma

[ fahr-muh ]
/ ˈfɑr mə /
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noun
a pharmaceutical company or pharmaceutical companies considered collectively: He works for pharma.
Usually Big Pharma . pharmaceutical companies considered collectively, especially with reference to their political and commercial influence: Pharma is expanding into China, hoping to replace local remedies with manufactured drugs.
adjective
of or relating to pharmaceutical companies or the pharmaceutical industry: Pharma reps don't sell directly to doctors.
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Origin of pharma

First recorded in 1990–95; short for pharmaceutical
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British Dictionary definitions for pharma

pharma
/ (ˈfɑːmə) /

noun
pharmaceutical companies when considered together as an industry
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