União Europeia - português - EMA (European Medicines Agency)

pharmaand gmbh - peginterferão 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 e 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. com relação à decisão de iniciar o tratamento em pacientes pediátricos consulte as secções 4. 2, 4. 4 e 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 e 5. para o vírus da hepatite c (vhc) genótipo atividade específica, consulte as secções 4. 2 e 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. quando decidir iniciar o tratamento na infância, é importante considerar inibição do crescimento induzido por terapia de combinação. a reversibilidade da inibição do crescimento é incerto. a decisão de tratamento deve ser feita em uma base de caso a caso (ver secção 4,.