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PEGASYS®
PEGASYS contains the active ingredient peginterferon alfa-2a.
PEGASYS belongs to a group of medicines called interferons. PEGASYS is a long-acting interferon.
Interferons are proteins that change how the body's immune system fights infections and severe disease.
PEGASYS is used to treat chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C, which are viral infections of the liver.
Chronic Hepatitis B: PEGASYS is usually used alone.
Chronic Hepatitis C: PEGASYS is best used for this treatment in combination with ribavirin (COPEGUS®) tablets.
If you receive the combination therapy, you should also read the COPEGUS Consumer Medicine Information leaflet before use.
People who get hepatitis B or hepatitis C will usually carry the virus in their blood for the rest of their lives, unless successfully treated. Most will end up with some liver damage, but not all will feel sick in the earlier stages of the disease. In some people, the liver becomes badly damaged and scarred. This is called cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can cause the liver to stop working properly.
There are different types of medicines used to treat chronic hepatitis B and C.
Your doctor, however, may have prescribed PEGASYS for another purpose.
PEGASYS is not addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
For more information please visit: Pegasys Pakistan website.
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