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Descriptor English:   Biological Products 
Descriptor Spanish:   Productos Biológicos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Produtos Biológicos 
Synonyms English:   Biologics
Natural Products  
Tree Number:   D20.215
VS2.002.001.010
Definition English:   Complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or agents of organic origin, usually obtained by biological methods or assay. They are used especially in diagnosis and treatment of disease (as vaccines or pollen extracts). Biological products are differentiated from BIOLOGICAL FACTORS in that the latter are compounds with biological or physiological activity made by living organisms. (From Webster's 3d ed) 
Indexing Annotation English:   differentiate from BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; /ther use: coordinate with disease /ther, not /drug ther
History Note English:   1963; for NATURAL PRODUCTS also use BIOLOGICAL FACTORS 2000-2005 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
administration & dosage adverse effects
agonists antagonists & inhibitors
analysis biosynthesis
blood cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry classification
chemical synthesis contraindications
deficiency diagnostic use
economics genetics
history immunology
isolation & purification metabolism
pharmacology physiology
pharmacokinetics poisoning
radiation effects supply & distribution
secretion standards
toxicity therapeutic use
urine  
Record Number:   1713 
Unique Identifier:   D001688 

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