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European Biopharmaceutical Review
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Biopharmaceuticals are protein or glycoprotein based drugs. They are high molecular weight molecules. Their therapeutic performance strongly depends on their secondary and tertiary structure that is stabilised mainly by non-covalent, rather weak forces. Changes in structure may lead to loss of therapeutic effect and safety concerns, such as the introduction of immune reactions against the biopharmaceutical.
With their delicate and fragile structure, biopharmaceuticals have to be treated differently than most small organic molecules (SOM) used as drugs. This special treatment not only applies to the different stages of the drug development process, but also to their production and handling by pharmaceutical and medical professionals and, last but not least, the patient (1). In the following contribution the focus will be on the challenges biopharmaceuticals offer to the formulation scientist.
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