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  2. PEGylation - Wikipedia

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    PEGylation (or pegylation) is the process of both covalent and non-covalent attachment or amalgamation of polyethylene glycol (PEG, in pharmacy called macrogol) polymer chains to molecules and macrostructures, such as a drug, therapeutic protein or vesicle, which is then described as PEGylated.

  3. Pegargiminase - Wikipedia

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    Pegargiminase (also known as pegylated arginine deiminase) is an investigational drug used in arginine deprivation therapy for treating cancers deficient in argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1).

  4. Peginterferon alfa-2a - Wikipedia

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    Pegylated interferon alfa-2a, sold under the brand name Pegasys among others, is medication used to treat hepatitis C and hepatitis B. [3] For hepatitis C it is typically used together with ribavirin and cure rates are between 24 and 92%. [3] [4] For hepatitis B it may be used alone. [5] It is given by injection under the skin. [3] Side effects ...

  5. Peginterferon alfa-2b - Wikipedia

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    Pegylated interferon alfa-2b is a drug used to treat melanoma, as an adjuvant therapy to surgery. [3] Also used to treat hepatitis C (typically, in combination with ribavarin), it is no longer recommended due to poor efficacy and adverse side-effects. [4] Subcutaneous injection is the preferred delivery method. [3]

  6. Pegylated interferon - Wikipedia

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    Pegylated interferon-alpha-2b; Pegylated interferon beta-1a [2] In these formulations, Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is added to make interferon last longer in the body. [3] They are used to treat both hepatitis B, [4] hepatitis C [1] and multiple sclerosis. [2] Pegylated interferon is contraindicated in patients with hyperbilirubinaemia. [citation ...

  7. Pegfilgrastim - Wikipedia

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    Pegfilgrastim is indicated to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in people with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia; and to increase survival in people acutely exposed to myelosuppressive doses of radiation (hematopoietic subsyndrome of acute ...

  8. New treatments are needed for alcohol addiction. Are drugs ...

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    There's growing evidence to suggest that GLP-1 drugs, which include Ozempic's semaglutide, may be useful for treating alcohol use disorder.

  9. Pegloticase - Wikipedia

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    Pegloticase is a PEGylated recombinant porcine-like uricase.Similarly to rasburicase, it metabolises uric acid to allantoin.This reduces the risk of urate precipitates, since allantoin is five to ten times more soluble than uric acid.