e to treat the rash.
Hair thinning. Hair thinning is common during INTRON A treatment. Hair loss stops and hair growth returns after therapy is stopped.
These are not all the side effects of INTRON A or INTRON A/REBETOL® combination therapy. Your healthcare provider can give you a more complete list.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1–800–FDA–1088.
General advice about prescription medicines
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. If you have any concerns about the INTRON A product, ask your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can give you additional information about INTRON® A. Do not use INTRON A for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not share this medication with other people.
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Manufactured by: Schering Corporation Kenilworth, NJ 07033 USA
Issued: August 2009
Instructional leaflet and video are available through your healthcare provider.
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Medication Guide Appendix: Instructions for Preparing and Giving a Dose of INTRON® A Multidose Pen
The INTRON A Solution for Injection Multidose Pen is a pre-filled, Multidose Pen that contains six doses of either 3, 5, or 10 million international units (MIU) of INTRON A. The Multidose Pen can also be used for different doses if your healthcare provider wants you to increase or decrease your dose.
The Multidose Pen can provide between 3 to 12 doses depending upon the dose your healthcare provider tells you to use. The Multidose Pen prescribed for you by your healthcare provider will be one of the following:
3 Million International Units (MIU) with a brown push button and a brown color-coding strip. The different doses that it can deliver are 1.5 MIU, 3.0 MIU, 4.5 MIU, and 6.0 MIU. Six MIU is the maximum dose that this pen can deliver at one time.
5 Million International Units (MIU) with a light blue push button and a light blue color-coding strip. The different doses that it can deliver are 2.5 MIU, 5.0 MIU, 7.5 MIU, and 10.0 MIU. Ten MIU is the maximum dose that this pen can deliver at one time.
10 Million International Units (MIU) with a pink push button and a pink color-coding strip. The different doses that it can deliver are 5.0 MIU, 10.0 MIU, 15.0 MIU, and 20.0 MIU. Twenty MIU is the maximum dose that this pen can deliver at one time.
Make sure that you have the correct INTRON A Multidose Pen as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
Description of your INTRON® A Multidose Pen
The INTRON A Multidose Pen should ONLY be used with Novofine® needles. These are the needles that come packaged with the pen. If you use other needles the pen may not work properly and you could get the wrong dose of INTRON A.
The two diagrams below show all the different parts of the INTRON A Multidose Pen and the Novofine needle. The parts of the pen you need to become familiar with are:
The color-coded push button and push button scale. These are located at the bottom of the pen when it is held with the cap side up. This tells you the dose that has been set.
The color-coding band. This is located on the INTRON A reservoir. The band lets you know the dose that you are using. The 3 MIU INTRON A Multidose Pen has a brown push button, a brown color-coding
