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Biosimilar and Prescription drug

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Biosimilar and Prescription drug

Biosimilar vs. Prescription drug

A biosimilar (also known as follow-on biologic or subsequent entry biologic) is a biologic medical product which is almost an identical copy of an original product that is manufactured by a different company. A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.

Similarities between Biosimilar and Prescription drug

Biosimilar and Prescription drug have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Food and Drug Administration, Generic drug, Insulin.

Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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Generic drug

A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance, and intended use, but does not carry the brand name.

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Insulin

Insulin (from Latin insula, island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.

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Biosimilar and Prescription drug Comparison

Biosimilar has 40 relations, while Prescription drug has 90. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.31% = 3 / (40 + 90).

References

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