bioequivalence
noun
bio·equiv·a·lence
ˌbi-(ˌ)ō-i-ˈkwi-və-lən(t)s 
-ˈkwiv-
: the property wherein two drugs with identical active ingredients or two different dosage forms of the same drug possess similar bioavailability and produce the same effect at the site of physiological activity
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Many of them are for bioequivalence studies that test copies of off-patent drugs already on the market.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
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bioequivalence
noun
bio·equiv·a·lence
-i-ˈkwiv(-ə)-lən(t)s
: the property wherein two drugs with identical active ingredients (as a brand-name drug and its generic equivalent) or two different dosage forms (as tablet and oral suspension) of the same drug possess similar bioavailability and produce the same effect at the site of physiological activity
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