Pharmageddon

//ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n// name

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  1. 1
    A dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect on human health and medical progress does more harm than good.

Etymology

Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon; dates from the late 1990s.

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