在過去30多年,生物製劑改變了治療嚴重病症如炎症和癌病的方法。1
生物製劑是透過活細胞基因工程所製造,製劑中包括治療性蛋白和單克隆抗體。治療性蛋白可用以替代或補充天然人體蛋白,而單克隆抗體則可幫助我們更精確地對抗疾病。1,2
生物相似劑是生物製劑的一種,它與已獲認可的原廠生物製劑高度相似,並在安全性和藥效方面與參考生物製劑沒有臨床意義上的差異。3
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