Immunologic Therapies
Definition
Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response.
Purpose
Immunologic therapy is used to improve the immune system's natural ability to fight diseases such as cancer, hepatitis and AIDS. These drugs may also be used to help the body recover from immunosuppression resulting from treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Description
Most drugs in this category are synthetic versions of substances produced...
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