The presented review considers a new group of medicinal products named genetically engineered biologicals. The description and properties of biological agents are given and the difference between biologicals and other groups of medicines used in rheumatology is emphasized. The peculiarities of biosimilar biologicals and their place in the therapy of rheumatic diseases are discussed. Commercially available genetically engineered biologicals including biosimilars used in rheumatology, substantially in rheumatoid arthritis, are described. Therapeutic indications for the genetically engineered biologicals and capabilities of biological therapy in the Republic of Belarus are given in compliance with the documentation approved by the relevant regulatory authorities.
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