Sep 1st-Health & Medicine

Bio Drug

Biosimilar

biological medicinal product

highly similar to another

already approved biological medicine

can be manufactured

when original product´s patent expires

Bioequivalent

Pharmaceutical equivalent of another drug

comparable to that reference drug

must contain

same active ingredient or ingredients

same amount dose

same route of administration

same strength or concentration

may differ from

the original approved drug

such as shape, scoring, mechanism of action, packaging, colors, flavors preservatives, and expiration time

Bioavailability

active ingredient

absorbed into the body

made available at intended site of drug action