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Dr. Aditya Singh

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Dr. Aditya Singh, MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)

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Immunostimulants

Infergen

(interferon alfacon-1)

Uses, side effects, dosage information & price range

Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.

About this medicine

Treatment of patients of 18 years and older with chronic hepatitis and serum markers for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection e.g. those who have elevated serum transaminase levels without decompensated liver disease and who are positive for serum HCV-RNA (see section 4.4). Consideration should be given to current official guidance on the appropriate use of interferons for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C.Interferon alfacon-1 should be given alone mainly in case of intolerance or contraindication to ribavirin.

Common Substitutes & Alternatives

These medicines share the same salt composition or therapeutic category and can be used as substitutes under professional medical supervision.

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StrimvelisComposition: autologous CD34+ enriched cell fraction that contains CD34+ cells transduced with retroviral vector that encodes for the human ADA cDNA sequenceFondazione Telethon ETS
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BesremiComposition: ropeginterferon alfa-2bAOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals GmbH
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RebifComposition: interferon beta-1aMerck Europe B.V.
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Key Information

Salt / Composition

interferon alfacon-1

Category

Immunostimulants

Manufacturer

Astellas Pharma Europe B.V.

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