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Interferons, Alpha (Systemic)

Description

Interferons (in-ter-FEER-ons) are substances naturally produced by cells in the body to help fight infections and tumors. They may also be synthetic (man-made) versions of these substances. Alpha interferons are used to treat hairy cell leukemia, malignant melanoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. They are also used to treat laryngeal papillomatosis (growths in the respiratory tract) in children, genital warts, and some kinds of hepatitis.

Alpha interferons may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Alpha interferons are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form:

Parenteral

Interferon Alfa-2a, Recombinant
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Interferon Alfa-2b, Recombinant
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Interferon Alfa-n1 (lns)
- Injection (Canada)
Interferon Alfa-n3
- Injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Alferon N ⁴
Roferon-A ¹
Intron A ²

In Canada -

Roferon-A ¹
Intron A ²
Wellferon ³

Note:

For quick reference, the following alpha interferons are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Interferon Alfa-2a, Recombinant
2.	InterferonAlfa-2b, Recombinant
3.	InterferonAlfa-n1 (lns)*
4.	Interferon Alfa-n3†
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada

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Interferons, Alpha (Systemic)

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