Who should not take Interferon Alfa-2B Pen Injector Kit?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- an infection due to a fungus
- sarcoidosis
- a condition with low thyroid hormone levels
- significant anemia
- decreased blood platelets
- suicidal thoughts
- cardiomyopathy
- a disease of the heart muscle
- psoriasis
- overactive thyroid gland
- diabetic retinopathy
- a type of damage to the eye from diabetes
- diabetes
- high amount of triglyceride in the blood
- disease in which body has immune response against itself
- decreased function of bone marrow
- increased risk of bleeding due to clotting disorder
- low levels of white blood cells
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- mental problems
- thoughts of hurting or killing others
- drug abuse
- depression
- a heart attack
- abnormal heart rhythm
- pneumonia
- a type of inflammation of the lung called interstitial pneumonitis
- x-ray results showing lung tissue changes
- liver inflammation resulting from an abnormal immune response
- liver failure
- mild to moderate kidney impairment
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- an autoimmune disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- retinal eye changes caused by high blood pressure
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
Allergies:
- Interferons
- Alpha Interferon Moiety
- Beta Interferon Moiety
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