BETAFERON

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug BETAFERON contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Interferon beta-1b, recombinant UNII TTD90R31WZ - INTERFERON BETA-1B
	Interferon beta-1b has been shown to possess both antiviral and immunoregulatory activity. The mechanisms by which interferon beta-1b exerts its actions in multiple sclerosis are not clearly understood. However, it is known that the biological response-modifying properties of interferon beta-1b are mediated through its interactions with specific cell receptors found on the surface of human cells.
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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
L03AB08	Interferon beta-1b	L Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents → L03 Immunostimulants → L03A Immunostimulants → L03AB Interferons
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
AU	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	8101J
BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	538912040011712
EE	Ravimiamet	1071245, 1205457, 1397550, 1397561, 1461057, 1461068, 1662667
ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	95003005, 95003005IP1
FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	134546
FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	64488861
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	367626, 45123
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	47987
IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	88001, 89116
IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	6119
JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	6399416D1033
LT	Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba	1027712, 1027713, 1036694, 1036695, 1056536, 1056537, 1061960, 1061961, 1077761
NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	83879, 90425
NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	7487
PL	Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych	100112530
RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	W63878007
SG	Health Sciences Authority	11228P
TN	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament	12853031H
ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	30/34/0185