VA-INTERFERON ALFA-2B (11)    REMINDER TERM (811.5)

Name Value
NAME VA-INTERFERON ALFA-2B
DATE CREATED 2000-05-21 00:00:00
DESCRIPTION
This term represents the generic class of medication for Interferon
      ALFA-2B.
 
  HCPCS CPT CODE: J9214    SHORT NAME: Interferon alfa-2b inj
      CPT CATEGORY: CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS      SOURCE: HCPCS
      EFFECTIVE DATE: JUN 01, 1994            STATUS: ACTIVE
      DESCRIPTION: INTERFERON, ALFA-2B, RECOMBINANT, 1 MILLION UNITS 
 
  Lexicon Concept:  Interferon Alfa-2B recombinant injection (1 million
      units)
      CLASS: Chemical and Drugs   TYPE: Pharmacologic Substance
alfa-2B, Recombinant.  The VA GENERIC drug is distributed as a finding
for this term.
 
Use of Term:  This term is distributed for national roll-up to the EPI
Registry.
 
National terms related to this term:
  VA GENERIC file (#50.6): The national generic drug is INTERFERON
CLASS NATIONAL
FINDINGS