The following information is obtained from various newswires,
published medical journal articles, and medical conference presentations.
Company: Schering-Plough
Approval Status: Approved June 1998
Treatment for: hepatitis C
General Information
Schering-Plough Corporation announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination use of REBETOL (TM) (ribavirin, USP) Capsules and INTRON A (R) (interferon alfa-2b, recombinant) Injection, to be marketed as REBETRON (TM) combination therapy, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with compensated liver disease who have relapsed following alpha interferon therapy. Prior to REBETRON (RM) combination therapy, the only drugs approved in the US for treating hepatitis C had been alpha interferons.
