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n. - Abbreviation for a company that makes and sells drugs.

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  • So as you know, we have our own pharma, what we call pharma 1, force of 360 reps, who call on physicians.
  • When we use the word pharma, Dan, it's just actually both small and large pharma.
  • And big pharma is not going to be happy if you can grow your own medicine in your backyard, right?
  • And regarding the claim that pharma is one of the most heavily subsidized sectors (Dem talking point) ...
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