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    Ribavirin is an antiviral medication used with interferon to treat hepatitis C. It is a nucleoside analogue that comes in tablet, inhalation, and oral solution forms. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. It should not be used during pregnancy due to risk of birth defects or death of the unborn baby. Rebetol is a common brand of ribavirin used to treat hepatitis C along with an interferon medication.

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    Ribavirin is an antiviral medication used with interferon to treat hepatitis C. It is a nucleoside analogue that comes in tablet, inhalation, and oral solution forms. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. It should not be used during pregnancy due to risk of birth defects or death of the unborn baby. Rebetol is a common brand of ribavirin used to treat hepatitis C along with an interferon medication.

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    Ribavirin is an antiviral medication used with interferon to treat hepatitis C. It is a nucleoside analogue that comes in tablet, inhalation, and oral solution forms. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. It should not be used during pregnancy due to risk of birth defects or death of the unborn baby. Rebetol is a common brand of ribavirin used to treat hepatitis C along with an interferon medication.

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    Ribavirin is an antiviral medication used with interferon to treat hepatitis C. It is a nucleoside analogue that comes in tablet, inhalation, and oral solution forms. Common side effects include headache, muscle pain, and loss of appetite. It should not be used during pregnancy due to risk of birth defects or death of the unborn baby. Rebetol is a common brand of ribavirin used to treat hepatitis C along with an interferon medication.

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    HOSPITAL PHARMACY (ASSIGNMENT)

    DRUG: RIBAVIRIN

    i. CLASS OF DRUG: Ribavirin is used with an interferon medication such as peginterferon alfa-2a or
    peginterferon alpha-2b [PEG-Intron]) to treat hepatitis C in people who have not been treated
    with an interferon before. Ribavirin is in a class of antiviral medications called nucleoside
    analogues.

    ii. INDICATION: Ribavirin, also known as tribavirin, is an antiviral medication used to treat RSV
    infection, hepatitis C, and viral hemorrhagic fever.For hepatitis C it is used with other
    medications such as simeprevir, sofosbuvir, peginterferon alfa-2b or peginterferon alfa-2a.

    iii. SIDE EFFECTS: Headache, muscle pain, dry mouth, nausea; vomiting, stomach pain, loss of
    appetite, weight loss.

    iv. ADVERSE EFFECTS: Anorexia, Myalgia, Neutropenia, Dyspnea, Arthralgia.

    v. DOSE STRENGTH AND DOSAGE FORMS AVAILABLE:

    Tablet: 200mg, 400mg, 600mg.


    Inhalation: 6g/vial
    Oral solution : 40mg/Ml

    vi. CONTRAINDICATION: hypersens. to drug/class/compon., pregnancy, male partners of pregnant


    women, significant or unstable cardiac disease, hemoglobinopathies, hemoglobinopathies.

    vii. DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any you start or
    stop using, especially:
    azathioprine; or medicines to treat HIV or AIDS.

    viii. PREGNANCY RISK FACTORS: Ribavirin can cause birth defects or death in an unborn baby. Do not
    use this medicine if you are pregnant, or if you are a man and your sexual partner is pregnant.
    Use 2 forms of birth control to prevent pregnancy while either sexual partner is taking ribavirin,
    and for at least 6 months after treatment ends.
    ix. MOST RUNNING AND FAMOUS BRAND: Rebetol (ribavirin) is an antiviral medication.
    Rebetol must be used together with an interferon alfa product (such as Pegasys, PegIntron, Sylatron, or Intron A)
    to treat chronic hepatitis C.

    SUBMITTED BY: WAJEEHA JABEEN BAIG

    ROLL NO: 78
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