Information AboutBiopharmaceutical |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT BIOPHARMACEUTICAL | |
| biotechnology | |
| pharmacology | |
| pharmaceutical industry | |
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Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs (see Pharmacology ) produced using Biotechnology . They are Proteins (including Antibodies ), Nucleic Acids ( DNA , RNA or Antisense Oligonucleotide s) used for therapeutic or '' In Vivo '' diagnostic purposes, and are produced by means other than direct extraction from a native (non-engineered) Biological source. The first such substance approved for therapeutic use was recombinant human Insulin (rHI, trade name Humulin), which was developed by Genentech and marketed by Eli Lilly And Company in 1982. The large majority of biopharmaceutical products are pharmaceuticals that are derived from life forms. Small molecule drugs are not typically regarded as biopharmaceutical in nature by the industry. However members of the press and the business and financial community often extend the definition to include pharmaceuticals not created through biotechnology. That is, the term has become an oft-used Buzzword for a variety of different companies producing new, apparently high-tech pharmaceutical products. |
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