Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting on the body with the same strength and similar bioavailability as the same dosage of a sample of a given substance. Used of differing formulations of a drug or chemical compound.
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- adjective Describing the
equivalence of multipleformulations of adrug in terms ofbioavailability
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Examples
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The healthcare overhaul gave the FDA the authority and a process to approve such so-called bioequivalent drugs.
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Generic or so-called bioequivalent versions of human growth hormone are in development as the original growth hormone patent approaches expiration.
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For medicines classified as pharmaceuticals, the FDA created a system for allowing new drugs on the market if they were "bioequivalent" to a drug that had already been approved.
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Generics can produce blood levels as much as 20% below or 25% above that of the original drug and still be considered "bioequivalent," according to Food and Drug Administration guidelines.
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Generic drug manufacturers are not insulated from lawsuits by an FDA approval process that certifies such drugs as the "bioequivalent" of their brand-name predecessors, a federal judge has ruled.
Law.com - Newswire 2010
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Could you update us on what kind of bioequivalent guidelines there are for this drug?
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At the time, it was expected that fast-tracking the approval of "bioequivalent" drugs would bring down medical costs by $1 billion a year.
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At the time, it was expected that fast-tracking the approval of "bioequivalent" drugs would bring down medical costs by $1 billion a year.
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These formulations are bioequivalent, meaning doses do not need to be adjusted when converting from IV to oral.
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These formulations are bioequivalent, meaning doses do not need to be adjusted when converting from IV to oral.
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