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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

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  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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