Ribavirin

Classification: Hepatitis C medicines

What is Ribavirin?

Its antiviral nature is used against Hepatitis C treatment.

Uses of Ribavirin

  • • Chronic Hepatitis C
  • • Respiratory Viral Disease

Working of Ribavirin

  • • It changes the viral cell integrity.
  • • Inhibits both RNA and DNA multiplication and replication.

Benefits

  • • It can be used in combination with other antivirals.
  • • Boost the effectiveness of other antivirals.
  • • Lowers the risk of relapse
  • • Effective against various viral RNA /DNA
  • • Can be used for Respiratory viruses in infants and immunocompromised individuals

Common Side Effects

  • • Nausea
  • • Dizziness
  • • Headache
  • • Digestive issues
  • • Tiredness
  • • Diarrhea

Serious Side Effects

  • • Destroying red blood cells causes severe Anemia.
  • • Pancreatitis
  • • Hepatic toxicity- Avoid alcohol while treatment
  • • Neuropsychiatric condition- depression, confusion
  • • Cardiac toxicity – heart attack, strokes
  • • Suppresses the immune system

Precautions

To be cautiously used in patients with –

  • • Liver disorders
  • • Kidney disorder
  • • Anemic
  • • Severe psychiatric illness
  • • Autoimmune disease
  • • Severe heart disease
  • • And co-administration with another drug like zivoduvine.

Contraindications

  • • Allergy or hypersensitivity to any drug component.
  • • Breastfeeding mothers
  • • Pregnant women

Warning

Take only when recommended by the doctor.

Important Safety and Monitoring Information

Regular monitoring of –

  • • Hepatic functions
  • • Renal functions
  • • Cardiac functions
  • • Co-infections, and neuropsychiatric adverse reactions.

Drug interactions –

  • • Zidovudin, Didanosine, Azathioprin – It increases the risk of a fall in RBC count and lactic acidosis.
  • • Antacids – They may impair antacid absorption.

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