noun
- medicines or drugs derived from biological sources, such as living organisms or their products
Usage: plural form; scientific/medical context
Examples
- The company specializes in developing biomedicines from plant extracts.
- Insulin was one of the first successful biomedicines used to treat diabetes.
- Modern biomedicines include vaccines, antibodies, and gene therapies.
- Researchers are exploring new biomedicines derived from marine organisms.
- The regulatory approval process for biomedicines is often more complex than for traditional drugs.
- Many cancer treatments now rely on biomedicines that target specific cellular pathways.