REBETRON (TM) Combination Therapy
Company: Schering-PloughApproval Status: Approved June 1998
Treatment for: hepatitis C
Areas: Immune System
General Information
Schering-Plough Corporation announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination use of REBETOL (TM) (ribavirin, USP) Capsules and INTRON A (R) (interferon alfa-2b, recombinant) Injection, to be marketed as REBETRON (TM) combination therapy, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with compensated liver disease who have relapsed following alpha interferon therapy. Prior to REBETRON (RM) combination therapy, the only drugs approved in the US for treating hepatitis C had been alpha interferons.
REBETRON Drug Information
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