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  • Interferon Beta-1a
    2 Drugs classified under this active ingredient


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    Avonex
    Medison
    RX
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    Avonex

    Immunomodulator. Interferon Beta-1a 30 mcg.
    PRE-FILL. SYR/PEN: 4.
    SINGLE-USE VIAL: 4. 1 inject I.M. 1 x
    wkly (self-inject. permitted).
    Relapse form multiple sclerosis, slow
    accumulation of physical disabil., decr.
    freq. clinical exacerbations. Tmt. demyelinat. event with active inflamm.
    process if severe enough to treat with I.V.
    corticoster., if alt. diagn. excluded incl.
    MRI abnorm. characters. of MS if at high
    risk of develop. clin. defin. MS.
    C/I: Hypersens. to natural or
    recombinant interferon beta, human
    albumin or any other component.

    Rebif
    Merck
    RX
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    Rebif

    Immunomodulator. Interferon Beta-1a 22 mcg / 0.5 ml, 44 mcg / 0.5 ml.
    SOL. FOR INJECT (ready-to-use): 4, 12.
    22/44 μg. 3 x wkly S.C.
    Relapse forms MS to decr. freq. of clinic
    . exacerbats., delay accumulat. Physical disabil. Efficacy in chron. progress. MS has not been established. The 44 mcg  prod. is also indic. for pts. with a sgle demyelinating event with an act. inflamm. process, if altern. diagn. have been excl., and if they are determ. to be at high risk of develop. clinic. definite MS. These pts should have MRI findings which are compat. with MS of diagn. Effic. has not been demonstr. in pts with second. progr. MS without ongoing relapse activity.
    C/I: Hypersens. to natural or recombinant interferon beta or to any excip., current severe depress. and/or suicidal ideation.

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