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What is Peginterferon alfa 2a?

Pegylated interferon (peginterferon) alfa-2a is used for the treatment of hepatitis C in a once-a-week injection that works to reduce the amount of hepatitis C virus in the body. It is often used in combination with ribavirin.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hepatitis C 7 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Hepatitis B 5 1 Efficacy_none
Polycythemia Vera 2 0
Other 2 1 Efficacy_major

See all 7 patients currently taking Peginterferon alfa 2a

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Peginterferon alfa 2a

Neutropenia (low neutrophils) 2
Fever 2
Depressed mood 2
Rash on stomach back and legs 1
Dry skin 1
Nausea and vomiting 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  45 mcg weekly 180 mcg every other week 180 other weekly 180 mcg weekly 180 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Peginterferon alfa 2a (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 44%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 11%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 11%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Peginterferon alfa 2a

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Peginterferon alfa 2a

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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Stopped Taking Peginterferon alfa 2a

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Peginterferon alfa 2a

Always
 6 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Peginterferon alfa 2a

Very
 2 33%
Somewhat
 1 17%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Peginterferon alfa 2a

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 25%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 75%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.