LEXICON
No.131 May 17, 2013

Roadmap to further promote the use of generics
後発医薬品のさらなる使用促進のためのロードマップ
Generic, generic drug
後発医薬品
Biosimilar, follow-on biologics
バイオシミラー、バイオ後続品

Generics or generic drugs (後発医薬品) are defined by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) as drugs that are identical to (same as) the original drugs (先発医薬品) in terms of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs; 有効成分), administration route (投与経路),...

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