1. The property of two pharmaceutical preparations having the same bioavailability and producing equivalent blood concentration levels and therapeutic effects in the body.
Usage: technical; pharmaceutical/medical field; commonly used in drug approval and generic medication testing

Examples

• The FDA requires generic drugs to demonstrate bioequivalence with their brand-name counterparts.
• Bioequivalence testing ensures that patients receive the same therapeutic benefit regardless of which version of the drug they take.
• The pharmaceutical company submitted bioequivalence data to support approval of their generic formulation.
• Bioequivalence studies measure how quickly and completely a drug is absorbed into the bloodstream.
• Two medications may have different inactive ingredients but still achieve bioequivalence in clinical practice.