Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/20/2013 -- Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that results in acute or chronic presentation. The disease is often asymptomatic, but infected patients may experience fatigue, joint pain, itchy skin or jaundice. There is no effective vaccine against HCV, so the market is driven by therapeutics. Currently, drug combinations containing pegylated interferon (e.g., Roche's Pegasys and Merck's PegIntron) and ribavirin (e.g., Roche's Copegus and Merck's Rebetol) are used to treat HCV infection.

PegIntron is a conjugate of interferon alfa-2b, an antiviral drug, and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The compound enhances the innate antiviral immune response, and it also inhibits viral replication directly through an unknown mechanism. Schering-Plough launched the drug in the EU in 2000, where it is marketed as ViraferonPeg, and in the US in 2001. Merck obtained the rights to PegIntron as part of its merger with Schering-Plough in 2009.

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- Overview of Hepatitis C infection, including epidemiology, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, pathology and treatment guidelines as well as an overview on the competitive landscape.
- Detailed information on PegIntron including product description, safety and efficacy profiles as well as a SWOT analysis.
- Sales forecast for PegIntron for the top nine countries from 2012 to 2022.
- Sales information covered for the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Japan, Australia and Brazil.

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