Anthropometric Measurements as Predictors of Low Birth Weight Among Tanzanian Neonates: A Hospital-Based Study
November 7, 2025
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Brand Name :
Intron A
Synonyms :
Class :
Antineoplastic interferons
Brand Name :
Intron A
Synonyms :
Class :
Antineoplastic interferons
Dosage Forms & Strengths
Injectable solution
6 million IU/mL (3.8mL vial)
10 million IU/mL (3.2mL vial)
Multidose pen-6 doses each
22.5 million IU /1.5mL
37.5 million IU /1.5mL
75 million IU /1.5mL
Powder for injection
10 million IU /vial
18 million IU /vial
50 million IU /vial
Administer dose of 2 million Units/m² intramuscularly or subcutaneously 3 times every week up to 6 months
Administer dose of 20 million Units/m² intravenous over 20 min for 4 week
Administer dose of 5 million units 3 times/week up to 18 months
Administer dose of 1 million units injected into each lesion 3 times/week every day for 3 week
Administer dose of 3 million units intramuscularly or subcutaneously 3 times per week for16 weeks
Dosage Forms & Strengths
Injectable solution
6 million IU/mL (3.8mL vial)
10 million IU/mL (3.2mL vial)
Multidose pen-6 doses each
22.5 million IU /1.5mL
37.5 million IU /1.5mL
75 million IU /1.5mL
Powder for injection
10 million IU /vial
18 million IU /vial
50 million IU /vial
Adverse drug reactions:
Frequency Defined
>10%
Fatigue
Headache
Somnolence
Neutropenia
Flu-like syndrome
Myalgia (28-75%)
Anorexia (1-69%)
Leukopenia
Weakness
Vomiting
Anemia (32%)
Cough (31%)
Diarrhea
Chest pain
Xerostomia
Rash (25%)
Chills (54%)
Alopecia (38%)
Dyspnea (34%)
Dizziness (24%)
Moniliasis (17%)
Thrombocytopenia
Diaphoresis
Paresthesia
Abdominal pain
Irritability
Pregnancy warnings:
AU TGA pregnancy category: B3
US FDA pregnancy category: C
Lactation:
Excreted into human milk is known
Pregnancy Categories:
Category A: Satisfactory and well-controlled studies show no risk to the fetus in the first or later trimester.
Category B: No evidence shown of risk to the fetus found in animal reproduction studies, and there are not enough studies on pregnant women
Category C: Adverse effects on the fetus found with evidence in animal reproduction studies and no adequate evidence for a result in humans must take care of potential risks in pregnant women
Category D: adequate data available with sufficient evidence of human fetal risk from various platforms, but despite the potential risk, and used only in emergency cases for potential benefits.
Category X: Drugs listed in this category outweigh the risks over benefits. Hence these categories of drugs need to be avoided by pregnant women.
Category N: There is no data available for the drug under this category
Patient Information Leaflet
Generic Name: Interferon alfa-2b
Why do we use Interferon alfa-2b?
Interferon alfa-2b is an Antineoplastic interferon used to treat malignant melanoma, hairy cell leukaemia, and follicular lymphoma.
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