- Brand Name: Betaseron® (U.S. and Canada) (bay-ta-seer-on)
- Chemical Name: interferon (in-ter-feer-on) beta-1b
- Usage in MS: Disease-Modifying Agent
- Generic Available: No
Betaseron® and Extavia® are taken by injection
Description
Betaseron® and Extavia® are brand names for interferon beta 1b, a medication manufactured by a biotechnological process from one of the naturally occurring interferons (a type of protein).
Betaseron and Extavia are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults.
Click here to read the FDA Prescribing Information for Betaseron.
Click here to read the FDA Medication Guide for patients.
Click here to read the FDA Prescribing Information for Extavia.
Click here to read the FDA Medication Guide for Extavia
Support
BETAPLUS® Support Program
1-844-788-1470
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Financial Assistance Program
BETAPLUS® Financial Support
1-844-788-1470
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