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BIOSIMILAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biosimilar biologic drug
1, record 1, English, biosimilar%20biologic%20drug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- biosimilar biological drug 2, record 1, English, biosimilar%20biological%20drug
correct
- biosimilar 3, record 1, English, biosimilar
correct, noun
- biosimilar medicine 2, record 1, English, biosimilar%20medicine
correct
- follow-on biologic 4, record 1, English, follow%2Don%20biologic
correct, United States
- subsequent entry biologic 1, record 1, English, subsequent%20entry%20biologic
correct, Canada, obsolete
- SEB 1, record 1, English, SEB
correct, Canada, obsolete
- SEB 1, record 1, English, SEB
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a drug demonstrated to be highly similar to a biologic drug that was already authorized for sale ... 5, record 1, English, - biosimilar%20biologic%20drug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Biosimilars are approved based on a thorough comparison to a reference drug and may enter the market after the expiry of reference drug patents and data protection. 5, record 1, English, - biosimilar%20biologic%20drug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with the term "generic drug." 6, record 1, English, - biosimilar%20biologic%20drug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament biologique biosimilaire
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20biosimilaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- médicament biologique similaire 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20similaire
correct, masculine noun
- médicament biosimilaire 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20biosimilaire
correct, masculine noun
- biosimilaire 4, record 1, French, biosimilaire
correct, masculine noun
- produit biologique ultérieur 1, record 1, French, produit%20biologique%20ult%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- PBU 1, record 1, French, PBU
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- PBU 1, record 1, French, PBU
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] médicament dont on a démontré le caractère très semblable à un médicament biologique déjà autorisé pour la vente [...] 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20biosimilaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les médicaments biosimilaires sont approuvés en fonction d'une comparaison approfondie avec un médicament de référence et peuvent faire leur entrée sur le marché une fois que les brevets et les protections des données du médicament biologique de référence sont expirés. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20biosimilaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À ne pas confondre avec le terme «médicament générique». 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20biosimilaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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