biologic
noun
bi·o·log·ic
ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-jik 
variants
or biological
: a biological product (such as a vaccine or blood serum) used in medicine
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Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
Both biologics and small molecules are equally valuable.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Price controls can apply to the former group nine years after approval; biologics get a 13-year reprieve.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The convoluted system through which most Americans get their drugs often creates incentives for formularies to choose brand-name biologics over biologics, even if the latter has a lower sticker price.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
The result could be greater investment in biologics and less investment in small-molecule medicines.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Ask about all the different treatment options, such as biologics, to learn more about your options.
—Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
Probiotics are allowed to be sold in the U.S. as dietary supplements, bypassing the FDA's higher bar for drug and biologics approvals.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
Biden’s plan for biosimilars Tucked somewhere in President Biden’s $130.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 is a provision that would let pharmacists fill prescriptions for brand-name biologics with biosimilars without consulting physicians, a change the administration says would lower drug costs.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
Both biologics and small molecules are equally valuable.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Price controls can apply to the former group nine years after approval; biologics get a 13-year reprieve.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The convoluted system through which most Americans get their drugs often creates incentives for formularies to choose brand-name biologics over biologics, even if the latter has a lower sticker price.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024
The result could be greater investment in biologics and less investment in small-molecule medicines.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Ask about all the different treatment options, such as biologics, to learn more about your options.
—Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
Probiotics are allowed to be sold in the U.S. as dietary supplements, bypassing the FDA's higher bar for drug and biologics approvals.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
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biologic
noun
bi·o·log·ic
ˌbī-ə-ˈläj-ik
variants
or biological
: a biological product (as a globulin, serum, vaccine, antitoxin, or antigen) used in the prevention or treatment of disease
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