nonpharma

English

Etymology

non- +‎ pharma

Adjective

nonpharma (not comparable)

1. (informal) Not of or pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry.
   • 2007 April 8, Denise Caruso, “How to Confine the Plants of the Future?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     To this end, some developers use plants like rice and safflower that self-pollinate, reducing the risk of contaminating nonpharma plants by wind and insect pollination.

   • 2007, Greg Critser, Generation Rx:

     To the objection that user fees might end up merely funding other, nonpharma departments of the FDA, Mossinghoff made sure the new legislation mandated that all user fees be strictly dedicated to hiring and supporting drug reviewers.