Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug created by means of biotechnology, generally a protein or nucleic acid rather than a small molecule.
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- noun Any
drug produced usingbiotechnology
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Examples
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Through this deal, Pfizer for the first time will be looking at sourcing high-margin biopharmaceutical drugs in India, said analyst Sarabjit Kour Nangra of Mumbai-based Angel Broking.
Pfizer, Biocon in Insulin Licensing Deal Rumman Ahmed 2010
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Like other traditional drug makers, Bristol-Myers, based in New York, is trying to transform itself into a "biopharmaceutical" company with products and expertise in the protein-based science of biotechnology as well as chemistry-based pills from its conventional drug business.
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Pergamum AB is a new kind of biopharmaceutical company focusing solely on dermatology and wound healing markets.
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Johnson & Johnson edged down 0.3% after it said it will buy the 82% of biopharmaceutical company Crucell that it doesn't already own for $2.4 billion.
GE, Alcoa Lead DJIA Higher Jonathan Cheng 2010
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During the same period, major biopharmaceutical firms demonstrated strong financial performances.
America's Innovation Agency: The FDA Margaret A. Hamburg 2011
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What's new is that the federal government wants most of the biopharmaceutical industry to go away.
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Ian Read, head of Pfizer's biopharmaceutical businesses, said in an interview that Pfizer has maintained about 30% of the prescriptions for Effexor, but he expects that to drop after Teva's exclusivity ends and more generic competition enters the market.
Pfizer Profit Declines 70% On Merger, Litigation Costs Thomas Gryta 2010
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If IPAB lowers reimbursement rates to providers in the Medicare drug benefit, biopharmaceutical researchers will find themselves with fewer resources to investigate new treatments.
David Mixner: Why The HIV/AIDS Community Should Care About the New Medicare Panel David Mixner 2010
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The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry accounts for the largest share of global launches of new drugs and the medical-device industry has a positive trade balance, with the value of its exports growing annually.
America's Innovation Agency: The FDA Margaret A. Hamburg 2011
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Consider that the U.S. biopharmaceutical and medical-device sectors dominate their global industries.
America's Innovation Agency: The FDA Margaret A. Hamburg 2011
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