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Big Pharma

or big phar·ma

[ big fahr-muh ]

noun

  1. pharmaceutical companies considered collectively, especially with reference to their political and commercial influence:

    The article attributes rising medical costs to private healthcare, Big Pharma, and insurance.



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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Big Pharma1

First recorded in 1990–95
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Example Sentences

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There’s no denying this tree has been poisoned by profit-seeking incentives that have produced giant, twisted branches like Big Pharma or health care insurance middlemen that profit from denying claims.

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“Death of a Unicorn†leans closer toward the entertainment side of the spectrum, with Poulter stealing the show as entitled rich kid Shepard, whose Big Pharma family wants to milk the discovery of mythological creatures for money and drugs.

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Per Reuters, Big Pharma has lobbied Trump for “phase-in tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products in hopes of reducing the sting from the charges and to allow time to shift manufacturing.â€

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He accused Collins’ staff of being “suddenly very hostile—a bad sign†in a meeting earlier in the week, but ultimately, he surmised that “big Pharma was behind this.â€

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Despite the fact that he is a conspiracy theorist, swollen with bad ideas, this particular stance—that big pharma shouldn’t advertise—could be good for consumers.

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