PEGINTRON

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Brazil, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Singapore, United States.

Active ingredients

The drug PEGINTRON contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Peginterferon alpha-2b UNII G8RGG88B68 - PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B
	Peginterferon alpha-2b is a covalent conjugate of recombinant interferon alfa-2b with monomethoxy polyethylene glycol. Although the exact antiviral mode of action of recombinant interferon alfa-2b is unknown, it appears to alter the host cell metabolism. This action inhibits viral replication or if replication occurs, the progeny virions are unable to leave the cell.
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
PEGINTRON Powder and solvent for solution for injection	MPI, EU: SmPC	European Medicines Agency (EU)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
L03AB10	Peginterferon alfa-2b	L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L03 Immunostimulants → L03A Immunostimulants → L03AB Interferons
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	527313010008903, 527313010009203, 527313080011214, 527313080011314, 527313080011414, 527313080011514
EE	Ravimiamet	1011834, 1011845, 1011856, 1011867, 1209912, 1214840, 1214851, 1214862, 1214873, 1214884, 1214895, 1214907, 1214918, 1214929, 1214930, 1214941, 1214952, 1214963, 1214974, 1214985, 1336430, 1336441, 1336463, 1336474, 1336485, 1336496, 1336508, 1336519, 1336520, 1336531, 1336542, 1336553, 1336564, 1336575, 1336586, 1336609, 1336610, 1336621, 1336632
LT	Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba	1004856, 1004857, 1004858, 1004859, 1004860, 1007990, 1007991, 1007992, 1007993, 1030203, 1030204, 1030205, 1030206, 1030207, 1030208, 1030210, 1030211, 1030212, 1030213, 1030214, 1030215, 1030216, 1030218, 1030219, 1030220, 1030221, 1030222, 1030223, 1030224, 1030225, 1030227, 1030228, 1030229, 1030230, 1030231, 1030232, 1030233, 1030235, 1030236, 1030237, 1030238, 1030239, 1030240, 1030241, 1030243
PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	100105977, 100105983, 100105990, 100106008, 100106014
SG	Health Sciences Authority	12407P, 12408P, 12409P, 12410P, 12411P
US	FDA, National Drug Code	0085-1297, 0085-1316, 0085-1323, 0085-1370