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L03AB Interferons

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines boosting the immune system

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 31 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1,791 medicines
    1. L03 Immunostimulants 93 medicines
      1. L03A Immunostimulants 93 medicines
        1. L03AB Interferons 31 medicines
          1. L03AB03 interferon gamma 1 medicine
          2. L03AB05 interferon alfa-2b 2 medicines
          3. L03AB07 interferon beta-1a 11 medicines
          4. L03AB08 interferon beta-1b 3 medicines
          5. L03AB10 peginterferon alfa-2b 2 medicines
          6. L03AB11 peginterferon alfa-2a 4 medicines
          7. L03AB13 peginterferon beta-1a 4 medicines
          8. L03AB15 ropeginterferon alfa-2b 4 medicines

9 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Avonex SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Avonex 30 micrograms / 0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Avonex 30 micrograms/0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Besremi SPC (L03AB15 ropeginterferon alfa-2b) Prescription only (POM)
Besremi 250 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (L03AB15 ropeginterferon alfa-2b) Prescription only (POM)
Besremi 250 micrograms/0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen (L03AB15 ropeginterferon alfa-2b) Prescription only (POM)
Besremi 500 mg / 0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (L03AB15 ropeginterferon alfa-2b) Prescription only (POM)
Betaferon 250 micrograms / ml powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC (L03AB08 interferon beta-1b) Prescription only (POM)
Extavia SPC no longer supplied (L03AB08 interferon beta-1b) –
Extavia 250 mcg/ml powder and solvent for solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (L03AB08 interferon beta-1b) –
Immukin 2 x 10 000 000 IU (0.1 mg) solution for injection (L03AB03 interferon gamma) Prescription only (POM)
IntronA SPC no longer supplied (L03AB05 interferon alfa-2b) –
Pegasys 135 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB11 peginterferon alfa-2a) Prescription only (POM)
Pegasys 180 micrograms solution for injection SPC no longer supplied (L03AB11 peginterferon alfa-2a) –
Pegasys 180 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB11 peginterferon alfa-2a) Prescription only (POM)
Pegasys 90 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB11 peginterferon alfa-2a) Prescription only (POM)
PegIntron SPC no longer supplied (L03AB10 peginterferon alfa-2b) –
Plegridy 125 micrograms solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (L03AB13 peginterferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Plegridy 125 micrograms solution for injection in Pre Filled syringe (L03AB13 peginterferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Plegridy 63/94 micrograms solution for injection in Pre Filled pen SPC (L03AB13 peginterferon beta-1a) –
Plegridy 63/94 micrograms solution for injection in Pre Filled syringe SPC (L03AB13 peginterferon beta-1a) –
Rebif 22 micrograms / 0.25 ml solution for injection in cartridge, Rebif 8.8 micrograms / 0.1 ml solution for injection in cartridge SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) –
Rebif 22 micrograms / 0.5 ml solution for injection in cartridge SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) –
Rebif 22 micrograms / 0.5 ml solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Rebif 44 micrograms / 0.5 ml solution for injection in cartridge SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) –
Rebif 44 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Rebif 44 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Rebif 8.8 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen, Rebif 22 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled pen (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Rebif 8.8 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe, Rebif 22 micrograms solution for injection in Pre-filled syringe SPC (L03AB07 interferon beta-1a) Prescription only (POM)
Viraferon SPC no longer supplied (L03AB05 interferon alfa-2b) –
ViraferonPeg SPC no longer supplied (L03AB10 peginterferon alfa-2b) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group L03AB

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