bi·o·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal 
(bī′ō-fär′mə-stĭ-kəl)
(bī′ō-fär′mə-stĭ-kəl)n.
A drug produced by means of biotechnology, consisting of a large, complex molecule such as a protein rather than a small molecule.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a drug or drugs produced by means of biotechnology: the biopharmaceutical industry.
2. Of or relating to properties of pharmaceutical preparations and their effects after administration: biopharmaceutical factors affecting intestinal absorption of the drug.