Europese Unie - Nederlands - EMA (European Medicines Agency)

pharmaand gmbh - peginterferon alfa-2a - hepatitis c, chronic; hepatitis b, chronic - immunostimulants, - chronic hepatitis b adult patients pegasys is indicated for the treatment of hepatitis b envelope antigen (hbeag)-positive or hbeag-negative chronic hepatitis b (chb) in adult patients with compensated liver disease and evidence of viral replication, increased alanine aminotransferase (alt) and histologically verified liver inflammation and/or fibrosis (see sections 4. 4 en 5. paediatric patients 3 years of age and older pegasys is indicated for the treatment of hbeag-positive chb in non-cirrhotic children and adolescents 3 years of age and older with evidence of viral replication and persistently elevated serum alt levels. met betrekking tot het besluit tot inleiding van de behandeling bij pediatrische patiënten zie punt 4. 2, 4. 4 en 5. chronic hepatitis c adult patients pegasys is indicated in combination with other medicinal products, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis c (chc) in patients with compensated liver disease (see sections 4. 2, 4. 4 en 5. voor hepatitis-c-virus (hcv) genotype specifieke activiteit, zie de paragrafen 4. 2 en 5. paediatric patients 5 years of age and older pegasys in combination with ribavirin is indicated for the treatment of chc in treatment-naïve children and adolescents 5 years of age and older who are positive for serum hcv-rna. bij de beslissing om te starten van de behandeling in de kindertijd, is het belangrijk rekening te houden met de groeiremming veroorzaakt door een combinatie therapie. de omkeerbaarheid van de groeiremming is onzeker. de beslissing om de behandeling moet worden gemaakt op een geval per geval (zie paragraaf 4.