title: [What do the names of biologicals tell?].
abstract: Biological drugs differ from conventional synthetic drugs in their method of production, size and structure. Some biologicals are small peptides, but the number of large molecule biologicals having a protein structure has increased rapidly. The structural spectrum of proteins is extensive, whereby the WHO committee issuing international names for medicinal agents has decided on a uniform nomenclature that has already been updated. Knowing this nomenclature will make it easier for the physicians to deduce the properties and applicability of the drugs on the basis of the mere drug name. It will also help remembering the complex names.
authors.forename: Sakari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jokiranta
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products; D001691:Biological Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products