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What is Peginterferon alfa-2a and explain in detail?
Pegylated interferon alfa-2a, sold under the brand name Pegasys among others, is medication used to treat hepatitis C and hepatitis B. For hepatitis C it is typically used together with ribavirin and cure rates are between 24 and 92%. For hepatitis B it may be used alone. It is given by injection under the skin.Side effects are common. They may include headache, feeling tired, depression, trouble sleeping, hair loss, nausea, pain at the site of injection, and fever. Severe side effects may include psychosis, autoimmune disorders, blood clots, or infections. Use with ribavirin is not recommended during pregnancy. Pegylated interferon alfa-2a is in the alpha interferon family of medications. It is pegylated to protect the molecule from breakdown.Pegylated interferon alfa-2a was approved for medical use in the United States in 2002. It is on the World Health Organizations List of Essential Medicines.

Medical uses
This drug is approved around the world for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (including people with HIV co-infection, cirrhosis, normal levels of ALT) and has recently been approved (in the EU, U.S., China and many other countries) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. It is also used in the treatment of certain T-cell lymphomas, particularly mycosis fungoides.
Peginterferon alfa-2a is a long acting interferon