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L03AB01(WHO) DB05258Y none Interferon alfa(INN) orHuIFN-alpha-Le, trade nameMultiferon, is apharmaceutical drugcomposed of naturalinterferon alpha(IFN-α), obtained from theleukocytefraction of humanbloodfollowing induction withSendai virus.Interferonalfa contains several naturally occurring IFN-α subtypes and is purified byaffinity chromatography.‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​ Although the pharmaceutical product is often simply called "interferon alpha" or "IFN-α" like itsendogenouscounterpart, the product's International nonproprietary name (INN) is interferon alfa (the spelling of 'alfa' with 'f' reflects INN naming conventions). Interferon alfa is used in a variety of treatments, including certain forms ofleukemia,melanoma,non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,hepatitis B, andhepatitis C.It is typically administered as aninjection under the skin.