57. Biologic Drugs
Biologic drugs are special kinds of medicines made
living cells or organisms. They are different from
drugs, which are usually made from simple chemical
. Instead, biologic drugs are created using parts of
things, such as proteins, sugars, or even pieces
DNA. Because they come from life, they are
"biologics."
These drugs are very complex and often
than chemical drugs. They are used to treat
diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases.
diseases happen when the body's immune system attacks
own healthy cells. Biologic drugs can help calm
the immune system so that it does not
too much damage.
One common biologic drug is
, which is used by people with diabetes. Insulin
control blood sugar levels. Other biologic drugs include
that can target cancer cells or reduce inflammation
conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
Making biologic drugs is
easy. Scientists need to grow living cells in
laboratories, and the process requires very careful control.
of this, biologic drugs are often more expensive
regular drugs. To make them more affordable, scientists
also developed "biosimilars." A biosimilar is a drug
is very close to the original biologic but
costs less.
Biologic drugs have changed modern medicine.
give hope to people with diseases that were
very hard to treat. However, because they are
, not everyone can always get them easily. In
future, researchers hope to make biologic drugs faster,
, and easier to use so that more patients
the world can benefit from them.
In short,
drugs are powerful medicines made from living cells,
they play an important role in treating many
health problems.
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