Biosimilars: Glossary

When talking to your gastroenterologist about how biologics and biosimilars work, you may have questions about what some of the words mean.

Biosimilars: Frequently asked questions

Biosimilars are a type of biologic. Biologics and biosimilars can help patients with moderate to severe IBD.

Biosimilars

Biosimilars are a type of biologic. Biologics and biosimilars can help patients with moderate to severe IBD.

Crohn’s disease

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Symptoms include inflammation in the digestive tract, belly pain and cramps, diarrhea, weight loss, and rectal bleeding

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the colon and rectum, and can cause severe belly pain, cramps, diarrhea and bleeding.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is characterized by chronic inflammation in the digestive tract. The two main types are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.