noun
- the pharmaceutical industry or the business of developing and selling drugs and medicines
Usage: informal; often used as a shortened form in business and medical contexts
Examples
- She works in pharma as a research scientist.
- The pharma sector has seen significant growth in recent years.
- Many pharma companies are investing in new vaccine development.
- Pharma stocks rose after the FDA approval announcement.
- He left his job in tech to join a major pharma firm.