União Europeia - português - EMA (European Medicines Agency)

biopartners gmbh - recombinant human interferon alfa-2a - hepatite c, crônica - immunostimulants, - adult patients with histologically proven chronic hepatitis c who are positive for hepatitis c virus (hcv) antibodies or hcv rna and have elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (alt) without liver decompensation. the efficacy of interferon alfa-2a in the treatment of hepatitis c is enhanced when combined with ribavirin. alpheon should be given alone mainly in case of intolerance or contra-indication to ribavirin.