(1921); pertaining to living organisms and their products; any preparation made from living organisms and used as diagnostic, preventative or therapeutic agents.
New class of medications that specifically target parts of the immune system such as tumor necrosis factor or interleukin-1. Examples include Amevive®, Enbrel®, and Raptiva®.
Immunization vaccines, bacterins, antigens, and antitoxins and other preparations made from living organisms and their products, intended for use in diagnosing, immunizing, or treating humans or animals, or in related research. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has responsibility for approving some animal biologics. See Veterinary biologics.
Medications that are made using living organisms or their products. For the treatment of psoriasis, biologics are available that specifically target the immune system and help lessen the symptoms of the disease.
All viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products of natural or synthetic origin, such as diagnostics, antitoxins, vaccines, live microorganisms, killed microorganisms, and the antigenic or immunizing components of microorganisms intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases of animals (7 CFR 205.2).
A new class of medications made of proteins that resemble naturally-made proteins that work to modify the immune system and control inflammation (i.e. etanercept (Enbrel) infliximab (Remicade), adalimumab (Humira) and anakinra (Kineret)).
A classification of products derived from living sources, such as humans, animals, bacteria and viruses. Vaccines, immune globulin, and anti-toxins are biologics.
A new class of systemic therapies that contain proteins derived from living cells, as opposed to traditional pharmaceutical drugs that are made up of non-living chemicals. Biologics usually are given through injection because they would be digested if taken orally.
A new type of medication derived from proteins and other compounds in living cells. In psoriasis, the biologic medicines approved so far are alefacept (Amevive), efalizumab (Raptiva) and etanercept (Enbrel).
products that are derived from a biological source, such as human plasma or cell culture, rather than synthesized from a chemical source; also, a drug prepared from human tissue or some other living source
Immunization materials made from living or "killed" organisms and their products used for the detection and prevention of diseases; includes serums, vaccines, bacterins, antigens, and antitoxins.
Biologics or biologic therapies are a new class of drugs produced through genetic manipulation. They include standard single molecule drugs, as well as antibodies and vaccines. They are mostly produced using cell culture.
