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.

Read about Peginterferon alpha-2b

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

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

Medicine classification

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

ATC code Group title 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)
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 527313010008903, 527313010009203, 527313080011214, 527313080011314, 527313080011414, 527313080011514
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 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
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 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
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100105977, 100105983, 100105990, 100106008, 100106014
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 12407P, 12408P, 12409P, 12410P, 12411P
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0085-1297, 0085-1316, 0085-1323, 0085-1370

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