Definition of biologic
: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicine
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Unlike traditional pills made from chemicals, biologic drugs are proteins made in living cells, which are sometimes administered via infusion or injection at a doctor’s office or hospital.
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Most doctors start with steroids, while tougher situations may require injections called biologics that help to suppress what's causing the flare ups.
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For instance, complex drug-pricing rules have resulted in a much slower uptake of biosimilars, cheaper versions of complex biologic drugs, than the FDA would like.
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His mother is a vice president of chemistry, manufacturing and control management in Cambridge for Wuxi Biologics, a global open-access biologics technology platform company.
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Another Purdue professor, Alina Alexeenko, works in a lab at the university that focuses on preserving bacteria and biologics.
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Or doe the overwhelming burden of poverty have biologic effects that even access to care can’t overcome?
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And special protections for biologics, a booming category of drugs, have been suspended.
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Your brain declines, and the same biologic process is affecting your hearing and inner ear.
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First Known Use of biologic
1904
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of biologic
: a biological product (as a globulin, serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen) used in the prevention or treatment of disease
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