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What is the Difference Between Biologics and Biosimilars?

Pharma Packaging Solutions

There are a few common types of biologics, including extracted (taken directly from a living system), semi-synthesized (produced with recombinant DNA technology), vaccines, and gene therapies. Biologics are drug products that are manufactured using materials from living sources. What are Biosimilars?

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TAKHZYRO® (lanadelumab) for Hereditary Angioedema Patients to be Presented at European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Hybrid Congress

The Pharma Data

TAKHZYRO is produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells by recombinant DNA technology. Sodium content: This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per vial, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’ 9. Interactions. No dedicated drug-drug interaction studies have been conducted.

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Can artificial intelligence help craft new medicines?

Drug Discovery World

Recombinant DNA technology and improved protein purification techniques further contributed to our understanding and explorations of drug targets. The MorCVD database contains all the human proteins that can be potentially involved in heart disease. The next step was to test our models on an independent prediction set.