Chemicals and Drugs

Biological Products

Complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or matter derived from organisms usually obtained by biological methods or assay.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Complex pharmaceutical substances, preparations, or matter derived from organisms usually obtained by biological methods or assay.

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Synonyms

31 entry terms
  • Biologic Product
  • Biologic Products
  • Biological Product
  • Products, Biological
  • Product, Biologic
  • Product, Biological
  • Biologic
  • Biologic Drug
  • Biologic Drugs
  • Biologic Medicines
  • Biologic Pharmaceuticals
  • Biological
  • Biological Drug
  • Biological Drugs
  • Biological Medicine
  • Biological Medicines
  • Biologicals
  • Biologics
  • Biopharmaceutical
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Natural Product
  • Natural Products
  • Drug, Biologic
  • Drug, Biological
  • Drugs, Biologic
  • Drugs, Biological
  • Medicine, Biological
  • Medicines, Biologic
  • Medicines, Biological
  • Pharmaceuticals, Biologic
  • Product, Natural

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; /ther use: consider the context of the article and the intent of the author and coordinate with disease /ther or /drug ther

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History Note

2014(1966); for NATURAL PRODUCTS also use BIOLOGICAL FACTORS 2000-2005

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  1. D20.215

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biological Products. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001688. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001688
  2. Biological Products. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67008917