Pegylated interferon<unk> -2b is a drug used to treat melanoma, as an adjuvant therapy to surgery. Also used to treat hepatitis C (typically, in combination with ribavarin), it is no longer recommended due to poor efficacy and adverse side-effects. Subcutaneous injection is the preferred delivery method. Belonging to the alpha interferon family of medications, the molecule is PEGylated to prevent breakdown. Approval for medical use in the United States was granted in 2001. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as a therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Peginterferon alfa-2b
Peginterferon alfa-2a
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b
Peginterferon beta-1a
Pegylated interferon
Ribavirin
Taribavirin
Interferon