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About
REBETRON Combination Therapy
REBETRON™
Combination Therapy containing REBETOL® (Ribavirin, USP) Capsules
and INTRON® A (Interferon alfa-2b, recombinant) Injection, is used
to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C. It is used in patients with compensated
liver disease previously untreated with alpha interferon or who have relapsed following
alpha interferon theraphy.
REBETOL®
is the brand name of a drug called ribavirin. Ribavirin belongs
to a group of drugs called nucleoside analogs, which are believed
to prevent viruses from multiplying. Studies have found that the
combination of REBETOL Capsules and INTRON A Injection helps to
reduce the amount of virus found in a patient's blood (called "viral
load").
INTRON® A
is a manufactured form of interferon.
Interferon is a protein made naturally by your body to boost your
immunity to infection and regulate other cell functions. INTRON® A
works by strengthening your body's immune system and preventing
the virus from infecting healthy cells.
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REBETRON
Combination Therapy could cause serious birth defects and
harm (including death) to your unborn fetus. If you or your
partner are pregnant, you should not receive REBETRON Combination
Therapy. Pregnancy should not be planned while you or your
partner are on therapy and for 6 months after therapy. (See
Important Safety Information.)
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