Interferon beta
Summary
Risk. The use of amino acids, proteins, and peptides is not considered to pose any environmental risk.
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Detailed information
Fass environmental information Betaferon
Fass environmental information for Betaferon (interferon beta-1b) from Bayer (retrieved on 2025-07-09).
Betaferon is a glycoprotein of the interferon group, belonging to the cytokine family. These are naturally occurring proteins produced biotechnologically for therapeutic use. The use of proteins is considered to pose insignificant environmental risk. According to the EMA guideline (EMEA/CHMP/SWP/4777/00), substances such as vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vaccines, and herbal medicinal products are exempt from environmental risk assessment as they are unlikely to pose significant environmental risk.
Fass environmental information Rebif
Fass environmental information for Rebif (interferon beta-1a) from Merck (retrieved on 2025-07-09).
According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids proteins, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm