How to Use biologic in a Sentence

biologic

1 of 2 noun
  • The biologic need for salt is about 2 grams per day – that’s less than a half-teaspoon.
    — David Becker, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • Many of the medicines in Part B are high-cost biologic drugs made from living cells.
    — Robert Pear, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2018
  • But the future with biologic data doesn’t end here.
    — Niven R. Narain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Betting on new biologic medicines is one of the biggest long shots on Wall Street.
    — Jim Greenwood, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2018
  • It also might be used to prevent your body from rejecting the biologic.
    — Jennifer Larson, SELF, 3 Nov. 2021
  • This bill is better now with the exception of biologics, which is a big exception.
    — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Now, my husband injects me with my biologic on a strict timeline every other week.
    — Annalise Mabe, SELF, 24 July 2019
  • How does anyone follow him as the new leader of biologics oversight at the agency?
    — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers found that those with higher levels of theobromine in their blood had a lower biologic age.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There is no patented or generic drug, biologic, or medical device that can solve this.
    — David Introcaso, STAT, 13 June 2022
  • Your brain declines, and the same biologic process is affecting your hearing and inner ear.
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Ask about all the different treatment options, such as biologics, to learn more about your options.
    — Essence, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Consider that biologic drugs can take more than a decade to develop and cost more than a billion dollars.
    — Sylvain Gariel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Infusions every six weeks of an expensive biologic that keeps her system in check, yes, but what else?
    — Anna Altman, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Humira is a type of drug called a biologic, meaning it’s made from a living organism.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
  • In her new home, Hodge was instantly able to get her biologic for $3,000 a year.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The case involves biologics — drugs made from living cells instead of chemicals.
    — Sam Hananel, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
  • Most biologics target a specific part of your immune system and change its function.
    — Ashley Wong, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • For states, wholesalers and pharmacists, the plan wouldn’t apply to expensive drugs such as biologics.
    — Fortune, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Or doe the overwhelming burden of poverty have biologic effects that even access to care can’t overcome?
    — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Also called biologic therapy, these are drugs that target your own immune system and teach it to destroy the cancer.
    — Barbara Brody, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The biologic injections can speed up healing of injured tissue.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In the second quarter, 43% of West's revenue came from biologics.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the largest pieces of Strattice biologic mesh made by the supplier were sewn together to repair the hernia.
    — Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 26 May 2022
  • 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 result could be greater investment in biologics and less investment in small-molecule medicines.
    — Paul Hudson, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The case before the justices involves the cutting-edge field of biologics — drugs made from living cells instead of chemicals.
    — Sam Hananel, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • If not, there are other biologics being tested that may soon be used to help treat your COPD type.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Mangini and Green thought just as seriously about how the sandworms' biologic functions would sound.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • They can be taken instead of methotrexate, with methotrexate, or instead of—but not in combination with—a biologic.
    — Juno Demelo, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2021

biologic

2 of 2 adjective
  • So Vinay Prasad, who is the head of the biologic center.
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Very few of those drugs, certainly the non-biologic complex drugs, are made in Europe.
    — Richard Saynor, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Cytiva, which supplies filtration, single-use hardware, and other manufacturing tools for biologic drugs, saw high single-digit core revenue growth.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Rymer is currently working through his own health issues by using Tezspire, a biologic medicine that targets the inflammation that drives severe asthma, thanks to access provided through his pulmonologist.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Colossal is licensing its gene-editing technology to other labs and has spun out four businesses, the largest of which, a biologic predictive engine called Astromech, is valued at more than $2 billion.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There are significant advantages for filing under a BLA, which is typically reserved for biologic therapies.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Since the Human Genome Project, the life sciences ecosystem—spanning government, academia and industry—has embraced biologic data to advance inclusion and precision.
    — Niven R. Narain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The business is recovering thanks to strong global demand for biologic medicines, particularly monoclonal antibodies that are critical for cancer and other disease treatments.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The first two buildings are preparing to open this fall to produce drug substance, essentially the base of biologic drugs, for Fujifilm's initial customers Regeneron and Johnson & Johnson.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The challenge is confirming biological activity while eliminating non-biologic explanations.
    — Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026

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