about drugs name "pegasys"

is pegasys drug can cure hepa b?
how much the price of pegasys?

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It is by injection.

PEGASYS is the first and only pegylated interferon approved by the FDA for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.25 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis B. Over time, an untreated hepatitis B infection can lead to liver scarring (cirrhosis), loss of function, liver cancer, or even death. However, these effects take time, and many people are now turning to treatments that can help.

In 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved PEGASYS for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Already the most prescribed hepatitis C medication in the United States, PEGASYS is the first and only pegylated interferon approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, including both main types of the virus.

PEGASYS helps in two important ways:

PEGASYS slows replication of the hepatitis B virus.
PEGASYS boosts the body's immune system.