Introduction to biotechnology
This document provides an introduction to biotechnology. It defines biotechnology as the application of living organisms or their components to develop useful products. Biotechnology draws from various basic sciences and is a rapidly growing field. The advancement of biotechnology will lead to new drugs, drug delivery systems, diagnostic agents, and procedures. This will expand the role of pharmacists to include patient counseling on biotechnological products, educating people on new drugs and their effects, monitoring patient compliance, and dispensing some diagnostic tools. Some examples of biotechnological products currently available in Bangladesh are erythropoetin, human insulin, enoxaparin sodium, filgastrim, hepatitis vaccine, influenza vaccine, and others.
Introduction to biotechnology
- 1. Introduction to Biotechnology Amrita Sutradhar B. Pharm, M. Pharm (JU) Lecturer Department of Pharmacy Primeasia University. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- 2. What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology is a vast and rapidly growing branch of science. It is the product of interaction between Biology and Technology. It is an integrated application of techniques to draw benefits from the properties and capacities of living organisms for the welfare of mankind. Biotechnology is an applied science and has many basic sciences incorporated in it e.g. Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, chemistry, industrial technology etc.
- 3. Impact of Biotechnology on Pharmacy practice: Advancement in Biotechnology will invent newer drugs, newer drug delivery system, new diagnostic agents and procedures etc. Pharmacist¡¯s role: ?Patient counseling regarding health care and biotechnological products. ?Educating the people regarding these newer drugs, their probable new interactions and adverse effects. ?Monitoring of patient compliance and effectiveness of the medication. ?Dispensing some diagnostic tools and interpretation of results. Thus, the role of Pharmacist will expand because of increased number of drugs and diagnostic tools.
- 4. Biotechnological products: ?Antibiotics ?Monoclonal antibodies ?Insulin ?Growth hormones ?Interferon ?Clotting factors ?Vitamin ?Enzymes ?Antivenom serum
- 5. Some biotechnological products in Bangladesh market Generic name Brand name Erythropoetin Epoetin Human Insulin Maxsulin Enoxaparin Sodium Parinox Filgastrim Filastin
- 6. Vaccines: ?Hepatitis Vaccine ?Influenza vaccine ?Rabies vaccine ?Cholera vaccine ?Polio vaccine