Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing

In recent years, the number of drugs of biotechnological origin available for many different diseases has increased exponentially, including different types of cancer, diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases (e.g. AIDS Virus / HIV) as well as cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, and autoimmune...

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Main Authors: Hugo Almeida, Maria Helena Amaral, Paulo Lobão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000200002
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description In recent years, the number of drugs of biotechnological origin available for many different diseases has increased exponentially, including different types of cancer, diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases (e.g. AIDS Virus / HIV) as well as cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, and autoimmune diseases, among others. The pharmaceutical industry has used different technologies to obtain new and promising active ingredients, as exemplified by the fermentation technique, recombinant DNA technique and the hybridoma technique. The expiry of the patents of the first drugs of biotechnological origin and the consequent emergence of biosimilar products, have posed various questions to health authorities worldwide regarding the definition, framework, and requirements for authorization to market such products.<br>Nos últimos anos, tem aumentado exponencialmente o número de fármacos de origem biotecnológica ao dispor das mais diversas patologias, entre elas destacam-se, os diferentes tipos de cancêr, as doenças infecciosas (ex. vírus AIDS/HIV), as doenças autoimunes, as doenças cardiovasculares, a Diabetes Mellitus, as doenças neurológicas, as doenças respiratórias, entre outras. A indústria farmacêutica tem recorrido a diferentes tecnologias para a obtenção de novos e promissores princípios ativos, como são exemplo a fermentação, a técnica de DNA Recombinante, a técnica de hidridoma, entre outras. A queda das patentes dos primeiros fármacos de origem biotecnológica e o consequente aparecimento dos produtos biossimilares têm colocado diferentes questões às autoridades de saúde mundiais, sobre a definição, enquadramento e exigências para a autorização de entrada no mercado deste tipo de produtos.
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spelling doaj.art-c97231b787a64c358fb5d0b6256335052022-12-22T02:41:03ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1984-82502175-97902011-06-0147219920710.1590/S1984-82502011000200002Drugs obtained by biotechnology processingHugo AlmeidaMaria Helena AmaralPaulo LobãoIn recent years, the number of drugs of biotechnological origin available for many different diseases has increased exponentially, including different types of cancer, diabetes mellitus, infectious diseases (e.g. AIDS Virus / HIV) as well as cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, and autoimmune diseases, among others. The pharmaceutical industry has used different technologies to obtain new and promising active ingredients, as exemplified by the fermentation technique, recombinant DNA technique and the hybridoma technique. The expiry of the patents of the first drugs of biotechnological origin and the consequent emergence of biosimilar products, have posed various questions to health authorities worldwide regarding the definition, framework, and requirements for authorization to market such products.<br>Nos últimos anos, tem aumentado exponencialmente o número de fármacos de origem biotecnológica ao dispor das mais diversas patologias, entre elas destacam-se, os diferentes tipos de cancêr, as doenças infecciosas (ex. vírus AIDS/HIV), as doenças autoimunes, as doenças cardiovasculares, a Diabetes Mellitus, as doenças neurológicas, as doenças respiratórias, entre outras. A indústria farmacêutica tem recorrido a diferentes tecnologias para a obtenção de novos e promissores princípios ativos, como são exemplo a fermentação, a técnica de DNA Recombinante, a técnica de hidridoma, entre outras. A queda das patentes dos primeiros fármacos de origem biotecnológica e o consequente aparecimento dos produtos biossimilares têm colocado diferentes questões às autoridades de saúde mundiais, sobre a definição, enquadramento e exigências para a autorização de entrada no mercado deste tipo de produtos.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000200002BiotecnologiaDNA recombinanteTécnica de HibridomaBactériasAntibióticosVacinasBiotechnologyRecombinant DNAHybridoma techniqueBacteriaAntibioticsVaccines
spellingShingle Hugo Almeida
Maria Helena Amaral
Paulo Lobão
Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biotecnologia
DNA recombinante
Técnica de Hibridoma
Bactérias
Antibióticos
Vacinas
Biotechnology
Recombinant DNA
Hybridoma technique
Bacteria
Antibiotics
Vaccines
title Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
title_full Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
title_fullStr Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
title_full_unstemmed Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
title_short Drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
title_sort drugs obtained by biotechnology processing
topic Biotecnologia
DNA recombinante
Técnica de Hibridoma
Bactérias
Antibióticos
Vacinas
Biotechnology
Recombinant DNA
Hybridoma technique
Bacteria
Antibiotics
Vaccines
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