RxNorm 1720907

interferon alfa-2b 18000000 UNT

RxNorm Semantic Concepts

RxNorm semantic concepts for the RxCUI 1720907 unique identifier include: interferon alfa-2b 18000000 UNT (12276739).

RxNorm Atom ID: 12276739 - Semantic Clinical Drug Component
interferon alfa-2b 18000000 UNT

RXCUI:
1720907 - RxNorm Unique Identifier for a concept (Concept ID)
LAT:
ENG - Language of the Term
RXAUI:
12276739 - Unique identifier for the atom (RxNorm Atom ID)
Is Prescribable?
YES - This drug is part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content, a subset of RxNorm that includes all drugs available for prescription in the United States. The Current Prescribable subset also includes over-the-counter drugs.
Concept Description:
interferon alfa-2b 18000000 UNT - Description of concept identifier
Term Type (TTY):
SCDC - Term type in source with name and description
Term Type Name:
Semantic Clinical Drug Component - Name of term type in source
Term Type Description:
Ingredient + Strength - Description of term type in source
Code:
1720907 - "Most useful" source asserted identifier. If the source vocabulary has more than one identifier, or a RxNorm-generated source entry identifier. (if the source vocabulary has none.)
Suppress Flag:
N
Suppressible flag. Values = N, O, Y, or E. N - not suppressible. O - Specific individual names (atoms) set as Obsolete because the name is no longer provided by the original source. Y - Suppressed by RxNorm editor. E - unquantified, non-prescribable drug with related quantified, prescribable drugs. NLM strongly recommends that users not alter editor-assigned suppressibility.
CVF:
4096 - Content view flag. RxNorm includes one value, '4096', to denote inclusion in the Current Prescribable Content subset. All rows with CVF='4096' can be found in the subset.
Source:
RXNORM - Concept source abbreviation
Source Name:
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Source Version:
20AA_240304F - The source version
Source Date:
March 04, 2024 - RxNorm data last updated
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RxNorm Atom 12276739 Attributes

PropertyValueExplanation
RXN BOSS STRENGTH DENOM UNIT1RXN Boss Strength Denom Unit
RXN BOSS STRENGTH DENOM VALUE1RXN Boss Strength Denom Value
RXN BOSS STRENGTH NUM UNITUNTRXN Boss Strength Num Unit
RXN BOSS STRENGTH NUM VALUE18000000RXN Boss Strength Num Value
RXN STRENGTH18000000 UNTStrength plus unit of SCDC

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Patient Education

Interferon Alfa-2b Injection


Interferon alfa-2b injection is used to treat a number of conditions. Interferon alfa-2b injection is used alone or in combination with ribavirin (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere) to treat chronic (long-term) hepatitis C infection (swelling of the liver caused by a virus) in people who show signs of liver damage, to treat chronic hepatitis B infection (swelling of the liver caused by a virus) in people who show signs of liver damage, to treat hairy cell leukemia (a white blood cell cancer), to treat genital warts, to treat Kaposi's sarcoma (a type of cancer that causes abnormal tissue to grow on different parts of the body) related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), to treat malignant melanoma (a cancer that begins in certain skin cells) in certain people who have had surgery to remove the cancer, along with another medication to treat follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL; a slow-growing blood cancer). Interferon alfa-2b is in a class of medications called immunomodulators. Interferon alfa-2b works to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) by decreasing the amount virus in the body. Interferon alfa-2b may not cure hepatitis B or hepatitis C or prevent you from developing complications from these infections such as cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver failure, or liver cancer. It also may not prevent the spread of hepatitis B or C to other people. It is not known exactly how interferon alfa-2b works to treat cancer or genital warts.
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