关于药品的治疗等效性,FDA规章21 CFR 314.3(b) 中是如下定义的:经FDA批准、药学等效、显示生物等效性、按标签使用时预期有全面相同的临床有效性和安全性的药品(… approved drug products that FDA has determined are pharmaceutical equivalents for which bioequivalence has been demonstrated, and that can be expected to have the same clinical effect and safety profile when administered to patients under the conditions specified in the labeling)。定义含多个限定词,名堂不少,读起来有些费解。