Interferon alfa-2b
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Interferon alfa-2b is an antiviral drug
originally discovered in the laboratory of Charles Weissmann
at the University of Zurich, developed at Biogen, and ultimately marketed by Schering-Plough under the tradename Intron-A. It has been used for a wide range of indications, including viral infections and cancers.
This drug is approved around the world for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C
, chronic hepatitis B, hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, multiple myeloma, follicular lymphoma, carcinoid tumor, and malignant melanoma.
Antiviral drug
Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections. Like antibiotics for bacteria, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses...
originally discovered in the laboratory of Charles Weissmann
Charles Weissmann
Charles Weissmann is a Hungarian-born Swiss molecular biologist.Weissmann went to Zurich University and obtained his MD in 1956 and Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry in 1961. Weissmann was director of the Institute for Molecular Biology in Zurich, President of the Roche Research Foundation and...
at the University of Zurich, developed at Biogen, and ultimately marketed by Schering-Plough under the tradename Intron-A. It has been used for a wide range of indications, including viral infections and cancers.
This drug is approved around the world for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus . The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years...
, chronic hepatitis B, hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, multiple myeloma, follicular lymphoma, carcinoid tumor, and malignant melanoma.
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| Product | Manufacturer | Features | Special uses |
| Alpharona | Pharmaclon | ||
| Intron-A/IntronA | Schering-Plough Schering-Plough Schering-Plough Corporation was a United States-based pharmaceutical company. It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co... |
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| Realderon | Teva Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. It specializes in generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients... |
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| Reaferon EC | GNC Vector | ||
| Reaferon EC-Lipint | Vector-Medica | liposomal | |
| Infagel | Vector-Medica | ointment | |
| Recolin | Vector-Medica | ||
| Altevir | Bioprocess Bioprocess A bioprocess is any process that uses complete living cells or their components to obtain desired productsTransport of energy and mass is fundamental to many biological and environmental processes... subsidiary |
liquid, free of HSA Human serum albumin Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma. It is produced in the liver. Albumin constitutes about half of the blood serum protein... |
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| Viferon | Feron Feron Feron is a Marvel Comics character, a former member of the superhero group Excalibur. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #48 and was created by Alan Davis-Fictional character biography:... |
suppository or ointment with vitamins C, E | viral, bacterial, chlamydiosis |
| Kipferon | Alfarm | combination with IgM IGM IGM as an acronym or abbreviation can refer to:* Immunoglobulin M , the primary antibody against A and B antigens on red blood cells* International Grandmaster, a chess ranking* intergalactic medium* Intragroup medium - see: Intracluster medium... , IgA IGA Iga or IGA may stand for:-Given name:* a female given name of Polish origin. The name originates from the female given name Jadwiga and stands for gia,or gina in the USA.... , IgG |
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| Giaferon | A/S Vitafarma | ||
| Genferon | Biocad | ||
| Grippferon | Firn-M | nasal formulation | influenza Influenza Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals... |
| Opthalamoferon | Firn-M | with dimedrol | eye infections |
| Gerpferon | Firn-M | with acyclovir, lidocaine Lidocaine Lidocaine , Xylocaine, or lignocaine is a common local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug. Lidocaine is used topically to relieve itching, burning and pain from skin inflammations, injected as a dental anesthetic or as a local anesthetic for minor surgery.- History :Lidocaine, the first amino... ointment |
herpes |