Infergen - Medication for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Image credit: baptistjax.com

What is infergen used for?

Infergen is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. Infergen may be used alone or with other medications. Infergen belongs to a class of drugs called Immunomodulators; Multiple Sclerosis Treatments. It is not known if Infergen is safe and effective in children younger than 18 years of age.

How is infergen given?

INFERGEN is given as an injection under your skin (subcutaneous injection). Your healthcare provider should show you how to prepare and measure your dose of INFERGEN, and how to inject your INFERGEN yourself before you use INFERGEN for the first time.

What are the side effects of infergen?

The most common adverse reactions occurring with INFERGEN and combination treatment with INFERGEN/ribavirin are flu-like symptoms including fatigue, fever, nausea, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, rigors, and increased sweating. Non- narcotic analgesics and bedtime administration of INFERGEN may be used to prevent or lessen some of these symptoms.

What is the recommended dose of infergen?

The recommended dose of INFERGEN is 15 mcg daily administered as a single subcutaneous injection in combination with weight-based ribavirin at 1,000 mg -1,200 mg ( < 75 kg and ≥ 75 kg) orally in two divided doses for up to 48 weeks. [see Clinical Studies, Medication Guide for instructions ]. Ribavirin should be taken with food.

What should I know about infergen?

Keep Infergen away from direct sunlight. Do not use a vial of Infergen past the expiration date stamped on the label. Do not shake Infergen. If Infergen is shaken too hard, it will not work properly. Keep Infergen and all medicines out of the reach of children.

What is infergen (Interferon alfacon-1)?

What is Infergen? Infergen (interferon alfacon-1) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with lasting chronic (lasting a long time) hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and certain types of liver problems. It is not known if Infergen is safe and will work if taken for more than 1 year.

How much interferon is in infergen?

Infergen vials contain 0.03 mg/mL interferon alfacon-1, sodium chloride (5.9 mg/mL), and sodium phosphate (3.8 mg/mL) in Water for Injection, USP. Infergen is to be administered undiluted by subcutaneous injection. Interferon alfacon-1 is an inducer of the innate antiviral immune response. [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ( 12.4 )].

What Is Infergen

1. https://www.rxlist.com/infergen-drug.htm
2. https://www.rxwiki.com/infergen
3. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/medguide.cfm?setid=a7248eca-45d6-472d-8c2a-d8887c2594d5
4. https://fda.report/media/72855/Infergen-Medication-Guide.pdf
5. https://www.drugs.com/dosage/infergen.html
6. https://www.hepatitiscentral.com/news/infergen_change/
7. https://www.medicinesfaq.com/brand/infergen
8. https://www.goodrx.com/infergen/what-is

Infergen Information

1. https://online.lexi.com/lco/medguides/599562.pdf
2. https://www.pharmacodia.com/yaodu/html/v1/biologics/c052e590b0d2cc3863f42d501d7d4856.html
3. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00069