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INTERFERON ALFA-2A for Hepatitis b: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 8 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where INTERFERON ALFA-2A was used for Hepatitis b.

Most Reported Side Effects for INTERFERON ALFA-2A

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Fatigue 77 13.0% 17 15
Anaemia 65 11.0% 10 13
Drug ineffective 60 10.1% 3 17
Nausea 46 7.8% 6 10
Thrombocytopenia 43 7.3% 9 10
Off label use 42 7.1% 7 17
Pyrexia 41 6.9% 6 15
Weight decreased 40 6.8% 10 7
Depression 39 6.6% 9 2
Neutropenia 39 6.6% 7 5
Leukopenia 33 5.6% 2 6
Hepatitis c 32 5.4% 2 3
Headache 27 4.6% 1 7
Vomiting 26 4.4% 6 5
Influenza like illness 24 4.1% 2 2

Other Indications for INTERFERON ALFA-2A

Hepatitis c (151) Product used for unknown indication (65) Chronic hepatitis c (60) Renal cell carcinoma (48) Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (45) Cutaneous t-cell lymphoma (19) Chronic myeloid leukaemia (16) Hairy cell leukaemia (16) Malignant melanoma (14) B-cell lymphoma (12)

Other Drugs Used for Hepatitis b

TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL (2,088) ENTECAVIR (1,583) LAMIVUDINE (1,057) TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE (935) ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL (792) EMTRICITABINE\TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL (301) TENOFOVIR (200) PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A (166) TELBIVUDINE (111) GLECAPREVIR\PIBRENTASVIR (98)

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INTERFERON ALFA-2A Full Profile All Hepatitis b Drugs INTERFERON ALFA-2A Demographics INTERFERON ALFA-2A Timeline