Drugs

Biologic Drugs

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Biologic drugs are derived from living organisms or contain components of living organisms. This category includes vaccines, blood components, gene ...

Biosimilar Drugs

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Biosimilars are highly similar to an already approved reference biologic, with no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety, purity, ...

Half-life

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Half-life refers to the time it takes for half of a substance to decay. In pharmaceuticals, the half-life of a ...

Innovator Drug

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Innovator drug is a first time developed drug product through extensive research and clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy. ...

Misbranded

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A misbranded drug is a pharmaceutical product that has misleading information or false labeling or illegal advertising and violating regulatory ...

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug

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OTC drugs are medications that can be purchased without a prescription for the treatment of minor ailments and conditions. As ...

Drug Discovery

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Drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered and involves a comprehensive scientific and research-based approach ...

Generic Drug

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Generic drugs are similar to brand-name drugs (RLD/RS). They have the same active ingredients and similar efficacy. The regulatory body ...

Dose and Dosage

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A dose is the amount of medicine you take at one time. Where dosage is about the schedule. When and ...

Controlled Substance

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Controlled substances are drugs that have rules about how they are used. They can help when someone is sick. But ...