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ribavirin

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is ribavirin?

Ribavirin 200 mg-TEV
Generic Name: ribavirin
Other Brand Names: Copegus, Rebetol, RibaPak, Ribasphere, RibaTab, Virazole
Ribavirin is an antiviral medication.
Ribavirin must be used together with an interferon alfa product (such as Peg-Intron or Intron A) to treat chronic hepatitis C.
Ribavirin may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Posts on ribavirin (5752)

I just thought that I'd pop my head in over here again. Last summer I joined because I was...
I have just been diagnosed with Osteopenia (-2.0 in my spine, -1.4 in hip). I was stunned w...
My brother woke up this morning with a fever of 101.5. We are worried about the swine flu w...
when i started tx, i weighed 167 pounds, so my doctor prescribed 1200mg of ribavirin. now i...
My husband just came and told me that if today was Monday, he would want me to take him in ...
Got my CBC results back from yesterday and my Hb has jumped from 10.1 to 10.7 in 7 days?! ...
This is a rather detailed and complicated article about ribavirin and its role in HCV treat...
I'm in the Telaprevir trial in week 13, so I finished the Telaprevir (or placebo) this past...
I have been wondering for the past year as to what is the exact cause of the Ribavirin Rash...
I'm on my 4th day of Peginterferon + Ribavirin. I'm having the depression side effect and ...

Journals about ribavirin(4)

Hemaglobin 9.1, Dr. cut my ribavirin down from 5 to 3 pills a day


by headshop, Oct 15, 2008 10:26AM - 4 Comments
My Dr. called me to tell me my Hemoglobin was low, and I was suffering from anemia, on...

Hep C Journey


by skydog007, Oct 04, 2008 08:45AM
I completed Peg-Intron/Ribavirin treatment from Sept. 2006 to Sept 2007. I contracted...

taking ribavirin has increased some sx, most obnoxious is ET


by headshop, Oct 03, 2008 08:44AM
Taking my ribavirin daily now, my insomnia has increased, but by far the worst I exper...

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