Historical Perspective of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

In this chapter, we will define biotechnology from the perspective of pharmaceuticals and follow this with a historical overview of pharmaceutical biotechnology and a discussion of how macromolecules are named and used as therapeutic agents. [Pg.6]

Biotechnology, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder—a last hope for a patient with Alzheimer s disease an anathema to an environmentalist. Seeking a broad consensus, we define biotechnology as an integrated application of scientific and technical understanding of a biologic process or molecule to develop a useful product. Biologic [Pg.6]

Drug Marketer Developer Indication ( millions) (Smillions) (Smillions) (Smillions) [Pg.7]

Intron A Biogen Shering-Plough Hairy cell leukemia, Kaposi s sarcoma, and Hepatitis C 650 718 598 524 [Pg.7]

Betaseron Chiron/ Berlex/Schering Multiple sclerosis 545 369 387 353 [Pg.7]

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