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Betaferon® Information

BETAFERON® is the tradename for interferon-beta-1b, a therapy that is indicated for certain patients with the relapsing-remitting and secondary progressive forms of MS. In the USA and Canada, the same drug has the tradename, BETASERON®.

This section of the site aims to give you as much practical and background information about the drug as we are allowed to make available to the general public by the regulations governing the pharmaceutical industry.

If you have questions about BETAFERON® which are not answered here, please consult your treating physician.

		Why do some drugs have to be injected? Why do some drugs have to be Injected? Information on the different ways that drugs can be taken and why BETAFERON® has to be injected.
		Package Leaflet Independent experts approved this before it could be used. Versions of this leaflet are included in the BETAFERON® packs, which are given to people receiving this therapy.
		Availability Listing contact information for those countries in which BETAFERON® is available.
		From Interferon to BETAFERON^®: A History. For those who are interested in some of the science behind BETAFERON® this is a brief history of the compound.
		Understanding the 'Tech' in Biotechnology BETAFERON® is a product of biotechnology. This article aims to explain what this means and why it is important.

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The information on this page was last updated/verified on:

April 6, 2001

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