Viraferon
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- Prescription status not stated
- Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines
- Active substance
- Interferon alfa-2b
- Made by
- Schering-Plough Europe
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
- Chronic Hepatitis B: Treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis B associated with evidence of hepatitis B viral replication (presence of HBV-DNA and HBeAg), elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and histologically proven active liver inflammation and/or fibrosis. Chronic Hepatitis C:Adult patients:IntronA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C who have elevated transaminases without liver decompensation and who are positive for serum HCV-RNA or anti-HCV (see section 4.4). The best way to use IntronA in this indication is in combination with ribavirin. Chidren and adolescents:IntronA is intended for use, in a combination regimen with ribavirin, for the treatment of children and adolescents 3 years of age and older, who have chronic hepatitis C, not previously treated, without liver decompensation, and who are positive for serum HCV-RNA. The decision to treat should be made on a case by case basis, taking into account any evidence of disease progression such as hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, as well as prognostic factors for response, HCV genotype and viral load. The expected benefit of treatment should be weighed against the safety findings observed for paediatric subjects in the clinical trials (see sections 4.4, 4.8 and 5.1).
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 | Schering-Plough Europe |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Interferon alfa-2b |
| Used in | Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Classification | L03AB05 · Cancer treatments and immune-system medicines |
| Authorised on | 2000-03-09 |
| Last updated by the regulator | 2008-11-19 |
| EMA product number | EMEA/H/C/000282 |
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.