Chronic hepatitis B

Active Ingredient: Interferon, alfa-2b

Indication for Interferon, alfa-2b

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

5-10 million IU once every other day

Route of admnistration

Subcutaneous

Defined daily dose

5,000,000 - 10,000,000 [iU]

Dosage regimen

From 5,000,000 To 10,000,000 [iU] once every 2 day(s)

Detailed description

The recommended dose is in the range 5 to 10 million IU administered subcutaneously three times a week (every other day) for a period of 4 to 6 months.

The administered dose should be reduced by 50% in case of occurrence of haematological disorders (white blood cells <1,500/mm³, granulocytes <1,000/mm³, thrombocytes <100,000/mm³). Treatment should be discontinued in case of severe leukopaenia (<1,200/mm³), severe neutropaenia (<750/mm³) or severe thrombocytopaenia (<70,000/mm³).

For all patients, if no improvement on serum HBV-DNA is observed after 3 to 4 months of treatment (at the maximum tolerated dose), discontinue interferon alpha-2b therapy.

Active ingredient

Interferon, alfa-2b

Recombinant interferon alfa-2b is a sterile, stable, formulation of highly purified interferon alfa-2b produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Interferons exert their cellular activities by binding to specific membrane receptors on the cell surface. Recombinant interferon alfa-2b has exhibited antiproliferative effects in studies employing both animal and human cell culture systems as well as human tumour xenografts in animals. It has demonstrated significant immunomodulatory activity in vitro.

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