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2. Peginterferon alfa-2b - Wikipedia

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   Pegylated interferon alfa-2b is a drug used to treat melanoma, as an adjuvant therapy to surgery. [3] Also used to treat hepatitis C (typically, in combination with ribavarin), it is no longer recommended due to poor efficacy and adverse side-effects. [4] Subcutaneous injection is the preferred delivery method. [3]

3. Peginterferon alfa-2a - Wikipedia

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   Pegylated interferon alfa-2a, sold under the brand name Pegasys among others, is medication used to treat hepatitis C and hepatitis B. [3] For hepatitis C it is typically used together with ribavirin and cure rates are between 24 and 92%. [3] [4] For hepatitis B it may be used alone. [5] It is given by injection under the skin. [3] Side effects ...

4. Pegylated interferon - Wikipedia

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   Pegylated interferon-alpha-2a; Pegylated interferon-alpha-2b; Pegylated interferon beta-1a [2] In these formulations, Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is added to make interferon last longer in the body. [3] They are used to treat both hepatitis B, [4] hepatitis C [1] and multiple sclerosis. [2] Pegylated interferon is contraindicated in patients with ...

5. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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   Chronic hepatitis C is defined as infection with the hepatitis C virus persisting for more than six months based on the presence of its RNA. [18] Chronic infections are typically asymptomatic during the first few decades, [ 18 ] and thus are most commonly discovered following the investigation of elevated liver enzyme levels or during a routine ...

6. Peginterferon-alfa - Wikipedia

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   Peginterferon alfa-2b, a treatment for hepatitis C; See also. Interferon This page was last edited on 2 January 2021, at 04 ...

7. Interferon alfa-2b - Wikipedia

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   Interferon alfa-2b is an antiviral or antineoplastic drug. It is a recombinant form of the protein Interferon alpha-2 that was originally sequenced and produced recombinantly in E. coli [ 1 ] in the laboratory of Charles Weissmann at the University of Zurich , in 1980.