biologic
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In rheumatoid arthritis, where the immune system attacks joint linings, biologic drugs can control inflammation and prevent damage—though they may also raise infection risk or cause fatigue and nausea.
“We have a strong biologic rationale for a third dose in specific populations,” says Ravi Parikh, a health policy researcher and medical oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
From Science Magazine
“There has to be some sort of biologic plausibility for why a vaccine or why an immune response could interfere with those things. And there just isn’t,” said Dr. Oliver.
From New York Times
Vaccines are complex biologic products manufactured by living cells, and each step of that process must be repeated with consistent results as it scales up.
From Seattle Times
Entyvio, the trade name for vedolizumab, is what’s known as a biologic, a drug made from living cells that is typically given by infusion or injection, one of several such drugs now available for Crohn’s.
From New York Times
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