Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Interferon alpha (ABX)
INDICATIONS
FDA
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- Hepatitis C and AIDS-related KS (interferon [IFN] alpha 2a and IFN alpha 2b)
- CML and hairy cell leukemia (IFN alpha 2a)
- Hepatitis B (IFN alpha 2b)
- Condyloma acuminata, hairy cell leukemia, malignant melanoma, follicular lymphoma (IFN alpha 2b)
- Pegylated Interferon (Peg-Intron and Pegasys): Hepatitis C. Only Pegasys plus Copegus have the indication for HCV in HIV coinfected patients.
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Last updated: September 6, 2017
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Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul A Pham. "Interferon Alpha (ABX)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540290/all/Interferon_alpha__ABX_.
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Interferon alpha (ABX). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540290/all/Interferon_alpha__ABX_. Accessed July 18, 2025.
Dzintars, K., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Interferon alpha (ABX). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540290/all/Interferon_alpha__ABX_
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Interferon Alpha (ABX) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2025 July 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540290/all/Interferon_alpha__ABX_.
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