pharma

ˈfɑːrmə

Definition

Definition of pharma - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

company making and selling pharmaceuticals

The pharma announced a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

pharmaceutical company

healthcare

Rare

pharmaceutical companies considered together as an industry

Rare

Pharma is facing new regulations this year.

biotech

drug

pharmaceutical

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Expressions with pharma

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big pharma

large pharmaceutical companies with significant influence

Big Pharma has a strong influence on drug prices.

Origin of pharma

Greek, pharmakon (drug)

Examples of pharma in a sentence

The pharma's profits soared after the new drug launch.
Pharma invests heavily in research and development.
The influence of pharma on healthcare policy is significant.

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French:entreprise pharmaceutique, industrie pharmaceutique, ...
German:Pharmaunternehmen, Pharma, ...
Italian:casa farmaceutica, settore farmaceutico, ...
Spanish:farmacéutica, industria farmacéutica, ...
Portuguese:farmacêutica, indústria farmacêutica, ...
Chinese:制药公司, 制药行业, ...
Japanese:製薬会社, 製薬業界, ...
Arabic:شَرِكَةُ أَدْوِيَةٍ, صناعة الأدوية, ...
Hebrew:חֶבְרַת פַּארְמָה, פַארְמָה, ...
Russian:фармацевтическая компания, фармацевтическая индустрия, ...
Ukrainian:фарма, фармацевтика, ...
Hindi:दवा कंपनी, औषधि उद्योग, ...
Bengali:ওষুধ কোম্পানি, ফার্মা, ...
Catalan:farmacèutica, indústria farmacèutica, ...
Czech:farmaceutická firma, farmaceutický průmysl, ...
Danish:medicinalfirma, lægemiddelindustrien, ...
Dutch:farmaceutisch bedrijf, farmaceutische industrie, ...
Greek:φαρμακευτική εταιρεία, φαρμακευτικές εταιρείες, ...
Hungarian:gyógyszercég, gyógyszeripar, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមហ៊ុនឱសថ, ឧស្សាហកម្មឱសថ, ...
Korean:제약 회사, 제약업계, ...
Persian:شرکت داروسازی, داروسازی, ...
Polish:firma farmaceutyczna, przemysł farmaceutyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):indústria farmacêutica, setor farmacêutico, ...
Romanian:companie farmaceutică, industrie farmaceutică, ...
Swedish:läkemedelsföretag, läkemedelsindustrin, ...
Thai:บริษัทยา, อุตสาหกรรมยา, ...
Turkish:ilaç şirketi, ilaç sektörü, ...
Vietnamese:hãng dược, ngành dược phẩm, ...

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