Brand name: Pegasys
Peginterferon is a medicine to treat chronic infection of hepatitis C in patients having liver disease and being controlled but not treated with interferon alfa before. This medicine may be combined with other medicines. Your physician may use this medicine to treat hepatitis B and other breathing conditions as well.
It refers to an interferon. It lowers the amount of hepatitis C virus produced in the body. The medicine helps the body fight the virus.