» The term biopharmacology describes a field of research closely related to pharmacokinetics, sometimes called biopharmacy. Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs (see pharmacology) produced using biotechnology. They're proteins (including antibodies), nucleic acids (DNA, RNA or antisense oligonucleotides) used for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic purposes, and are produced by means other than direct extraction from a native (non-engineered) biological source. The first such substance approved… (More on Biopharmaceutical)