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peginterferon alfa-2a

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peginterferon alfa-2a

Summary

peginterferon alfa-2a is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • peginterferon alfa-2a's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a is a type of PEGylated compound[4].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a is used for medication[5].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's Commons category is recorded as Interferon-alpha 2a[6].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's has characteristic is recorded as biopharmaceutical[7].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as chronic hepatitis B[8].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as hepatitis[9].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as hepatitis C[10].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as polycythemia vera[11].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as hepatitis B[12].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as myelofibrosis[13].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as essential thrombocytosis[14].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's medical condition treated is recorded as liver cirrhosis[15].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's subject has role is recorded as immunologic factor[16].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's subject has role is recorded as antiviral agent[17].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's subject has role is recorded as essential medicine[18].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's legal status is recorded as boxed warning[19].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's active ingredient in is recorded as Pegasys[20].
  • peginterferon alfa-2a's defined daily dose is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1645498', 'amount': '+26'}[21].

Why It Matters

peginterferon alfa-2a ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nctr-crs.fda.gov. nctr-crs.fda.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ema.europa.eu. Retrieved . ema.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . whocc.no. whocc.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Defined daily dose → {'unit': 'Q1645498', 'amount': '+26'}
    Medical condition treated → chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis, hepatitis C +5
    Has characteristic → biopharmaceutical
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q99390198]]"
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