How to Use biologic in a Sentence

biologic

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
  • 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
  • Most doctors start with steroids, while tougher situations may require injections called biologics that help to suppress what's causing the flare ups.
    Mona Gohara, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2018

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