Avonex

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Use

interferon beta

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• Description Avonex is a medication manufactured by a biotechnological process from one of the naturally-occurring interferons (a type of protein).
• Because AVONEX is an intramuscular (IM) injection, it has a low incidence (3%) of injection-site reactions.
• Avonex is made up of exactly the same amino acids as the natural interferon beta found in the human body.
• About AVONEX AVONEX is the most prescribed treatment for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis worldwide, with more than 130,000 patients on therapy.
• Avonex is a form of beta interferon known as interferon beta-1a.

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