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BIOSIMILAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biosimilar biological drug
1, record 1, English, biosimilar%20biological%20drug
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- biosimilar biologic drug 2, record 1, English, biosimilar%20biologic%20drug
correct, noun
- biosimilar drug 3, record 1, English, biosimilar%20drug
correct, noun
- biosimilar medicine 4, record 1, English, biosimilar%20medicine
correct, noun
- biosimilar medication 5, record 1, English, biosimilar%20medication
correct, noun
- biosimilar 6, record 1, English, biosimilar
correct, noun
- biosimilar drug product 7, record 1, English, biosimilar%20drug%20product
correct, noun
- biosimilar medicinal product 3, record 1, English, biosimilar%20medicinal%20product
correct, noun
- biosimilar product 8, record 1, English, biosimilar%20product
correct, noun
- follow-on biologic 9, record 1, English, follow%2Don%20biologic
correct, noun, United States
- subsequent entry biologic 2, record 1, English, subsequent%20entry%20biologic
correct, noun, Canada, obsolete
- SEB 2, record 1, English, SEB
correct, noun, Canada, obsolete
- SEB 2, record 1, English, SEB
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance of biological origin (such as a globulin, vaccine, or hormone) that is used in the prevention or treatment of disease and is highly similar to a previously-approved proprietary biologic. 10, record 1, English, - biosimilar%20biological%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. 11, record 1, English, - biosimilar%20biological%20drug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament biologique similaire
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20similaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- médicament biologique biosimilaire 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20biosimilaire
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 2, record 1, French, produit%20biologique%20ult%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- PBU 2, record 1, French, PBU
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- PBU 2, record 1, French, PBU
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Médicament biologique qui a la même forme pharmaceutique et la même composition qualitative et quantitative en substance active qu'un médicament biologique de référence. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20similaire
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. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20similaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
médicament biosimilaire; médicament biologique similaire : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 juillet 2025. 7, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20biologique%20similaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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