Monday, October 7, 2013

Biological drug



A substance that is made from a living organism or its products.  Biological drugs are  used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biological drugs include 

  1. Antibodies, 
  2. Interleukins 
  3. Vaccines. 


Also called biologic agent and biological agent.

90Y-Ibritumomab tiuxetan
ADEPT
Aldesleukin
Alemtuzumab
Bevacizumab
Bortezomib
Cetuximab
Dasatinib
Erlotinib
Everolimus
Gefitinib
Gemtuzumab
Imatinib
Interferon alpha
Interleukin-2
Iodine-131 tositumomab
Ipilimumab
Lapatinib
Lenalidomide
Panitumumab
Rituximab
Sorafenib
Sunitinib
Thalidomide
Trastuzumab
Vemurafenib 
By brand name

Afinitor®
Avastin®
BEXXAR®
Erbitux®
Glivec®
Herceptin®
IntronA®
Iressa®
MabCampath®
Mabthera®
Mylotarg®
Nexavar®
Proleukin®
Revlimid®
Roferon-A®
Sprycel®
Sutent®
Tarceva®
Thalidomid®
Tyverb®
Vectibix®
Velcade®
YERVOY™
Zelboraf®

Zevalin®

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