Avonex
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- Prescription status not stated
- Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
- Active substance
- Interferon beta-1a
- Made by
- Biogen Netherlands B.V.
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
- Avonex is indicated for the treatment of: patients diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). In clinical trials, this was characterised by two or more acute exacerbations (relapses) in the previous three years without evidence of continuous progression between relapses; Avonex slows the progression of disability and decreases the frequency of relapses; patients with a single demyelinating event with an active inflammatory process, if it is severe enough to warrant treatment with intravenous corticosteroids, if alternative diagnoses have been excluded, and if they are determined to be at high risk of developing clinically definite MS. Avonex should be discontinued in patients who develop progressive MS.
From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
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Details
| Made by | Biogen Netherlands B.V. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Interferon beta-1a |
| Used in | Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Classification | L03AB07 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Authorised on | 1997-03-13 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2026-05-26 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/000102 |
Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.