drug company

drug company
drug company UK US noun [C]
(also drug maker) COMMERCE, PRODUCTION a company that manufactures and sells medicines: »

Pfizer was trading on a price-earnings ratio of around 46, high even for a drug company.

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For a drug maker, failure to win regulatory approval for an important new drug can be a disaster.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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