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