Interferon
Interferon gamma-1b
Brand names: Imukin
Adult dose
Dose: 50 micrograms/m² SC three times weekly
Route: SC
Frequency: 3×/week
Clinical pearls
- Chronic granulomatous disease infection prophylaxis; severe malignant osteopetrosis
Contraindications
- Severe heart failure
- Severe seizure disorder
- Hypersensitivity
Side effects
- Flu-like symptoms
- Injection site reactions
- Headache
- Hepatotoxicity
Interactions
- Live vaccines
Monitoring
- LFTs
- FBC
- TFTs
Reference: BNF; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/interferon-gamma-1b/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Pathways
- Infective Endocarditis · ESC 2023 Infective Endocarditis Guidelines; NICE NG41
- Eczema Herpeticum · BAD; NICE CKS
- Suspected Bacterial Meningitis (Adult) · NICE NG240 (2024); NICE NG143 (paeds)
- Clostridioides difficile Colitis · NICE NG199 (2021); IDSA/SHEA 2021
- Returning Traveller — Fever · NaTHNaC; PHE; ESCMID 2018
- Malaria — Diagnosis & Management · PHE 2016; WHO 2023