Drug industry/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Drug industry.

That segment of commercial enterprise devoted to the design, development, and manufacture of chemical products for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, disability, or other dysfunction, or to improve function. (National Library of Medicine)