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| | Hepatitis C: Current Treatment |
 | | FDA approval of interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin for the treatment of individuals with chronic hepatitis C who "relapsed" after previous interferon alpha therapy was based on the results of two controlled, double-blind clinical trials involving 345 subjects. | | | Sustained responses were achieved in 43% of patients who received combination therapy for 48 weeks, 35% of patients who received combination therapy for 24 weeks and 19% of the patients who received interferon alpha-2b alone. | | | The sustained response rates were 31% and 38% for those receiving combination therapy for 24 or 48 weeks, respectively, compared to 6% and 13% for those receiving interferon alpha-2b alone for 24 or 48 weeks respectively. |
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http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/ribavirin.html
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| | Ribavirin therapy for adenovirus pneumonia in an AIDS patient. | | | McColl MD, Corser RB, Bremner J, Chopra R. Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adult BMT recipients: effective therapy with short duration nebulised ribavirin. | | | What is the clinical role of aerosolized ribavirin? |
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http://www.umdnj.edu/rspthweb/bibs/ribavirn.htm
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| | Simple FactSheet: ribavirin (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere) |
| | Ribavirin used alone does not have any effect on HCV or HIV, but it helps pegylated interferon to be more effective. | | | Contact your doctor immediately if you have trouble breathing or chest pain while taking ribavirin. | | | Hoffman-LaRoche, the maker of Copegus, and Schering-Plough, the maker of Rebetol, each have a patient assistance program for people having problems getting the drug. |
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http://www.aegis.com/factshts/network/simple/riba.html
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| | Rebetol (ribavirin) / Copegus (ribavirin) - Complete Coverage |
| | Weight-adjusted Higher Doses of Ribavirin Are Associated with Early Virologic Responses to Therapy for HCV | | | Ribavirin Plays Critical Role in the Response to Peginterferon-based Anti-HCV Therapy | | | Lack of Systemic or Renal Drug Interactions of Tenofovir DF with Ribavirin or Adefovir Dipivoxil. |
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http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/hepc_news_ribavirin.html
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| | MedlinePlus Drug Information: Ribavirin (Systemic) |
| | Also tell your health care professional if you or your child is allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes. | | | In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. | | | Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202509.html
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| | California law provides for such use if there are two or more peer review articles that support such use in terms of efficacy (for life threatening diseases: HCV is fatal in more that 20% of patients). | | | Pilot study of the combination of interferon alfa and ribavirin as therapy of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation. | | | FDA approval is pending for Ribavirin and Interferon in combination for patients who have never undergone treatment. |
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http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/liver/patients/topics/ribavirin.html
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| | Encyclopedia: Ribavirin |
| | Hemolysis (alternative spelling haemolysis) is the excessive breakdown of red blood cells. | | | The primary serious adverse effect of ribavirin is hemolytic anemia, which may worsen preexisting cardiac disease. | | | Due to its effect on genetic material, significant teratogenic effects have been noted in all animal species on which ribavirin has been tested. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Ribavirin
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| | Rebetol Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Ribavirin - RxList Monographs |
| | The anemia associated with REBETOL therapy may result in worsening of cardiac disease that has led to fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarctions. | | | • Significant teratogenic and/or embryocidal effects have been demonstrated in all animal species exposed to ribavirin. | | | The chemical name of ribavirin is 1-ß-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide and has the following structural formula: |
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http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/rebetol.htm
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| | Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry, Charles River Laboratories Clinical Services, North Carolina |
| | The Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry is an important public health program established to assess any birth defects occurring in outcomes of pregnancy exposed to ribavirin in-utero. | | | The success of the Registry depends on the continued participation of health-care providers and their ribavirin exposed patients for registration and follow-up.The support and participation of patients and providers who have participated are greatly appreciated. | | | Exposures to ribavirin are direct exposures through the pregnant female taking ribavirin or indirect exposures through her male sexual partner who has taken ribavirin. |
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http://www.ribavirinpregnancyregistry.com
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| | Skin absorption has not been studied, but is likely to be insignificant | | | It is considered by some physicians to be an effective and sometimes life-saving drug, but studies have also indicated that the drug may pose a reproductive risk to health care workers. | | | Traces of ribavirin were found in the blood of one health care worker seven days after caring for a patient who was getting the aerosol treatment. |
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http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/HESIS/riba.htm
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| | PWA Health Group: ribavirin |
| | Ribavirin was one of the first antiviral drugs ever discovered. | | | Several controlled studies have shown that ribavirin is not effective against HIV. | | | Ribavirin increased the effect of ddI ten-fold in vitro. |
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http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/pwahg/info/riba.html
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| | Jonathan Campbell, Natural Therapies for Cancer, AIDS, heart disease, and other Chronic Illness |
| | The natural hepatitis C regimen recommended by Jonathan Campbell is based on the natural therapies developed by hepatitis C researchers and patients who have completely and successfully cured themselves of this deadly ailment, integrated with the most recent research on viral replication inhibition and immune enhancement. | | | Instead, they prescribe an extremely expensive combination of exotic drugs - interferon and ribavirin - which only temporarily suppress the virus, and then only in less than one-half of patients, while leaving them with horrific side effects. |
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http://www.cqs.com
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| | RSV Info Center |
| | ribavirin for inhalation solution, USP) is indicated for patients at risk for severe complications or those who are seriously ill with RSV infection. | | | Pulse oximetry to measure oxygen saturation of arterial blood: If more than 95%, keep in room air; if less than 95%, administer humidified oxygen via mask, tent or nasal tubing to maintain oxygen saturations at or greater than 95% |
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http://www.rsvinfo.com/managing/treathosp_b.html
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