Alferon

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Alferon

A purified human interferon (IFN), IFN-alfa-n3, which has been used to treat various cancers (leukaemia, melanoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma) and viral infections, including genital warts, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Adverse effects
Injection site reactions, diarrhoea, upset stomach, loss of appetite, dry mouth, nausea, flu-like symptoms, vomiting, and occasionally hair loss.

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Hepatitis C infection is usually treated with two drugs: an immune-modulating agent called interferon (Roferon and others) and an antiviral drug called ribavirin (Copegus and others).

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Likewise, Roferon (IFN-[alpha]-2a) showed slight, incomplete inhibition at 50,000 IU/mL.

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Amgen has pitched its new hepatitis C treatment drug, Infeger, at those customers for whom the existing treatments, such as Schering-Plough's Intron A or Roche Holdings' Roferon A, have not been successful.