Generic name: ribavirin
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
Drug classes:Inhaled anti-infectives, Purine nucleosides
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 23, 2022.
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RIBASPHERE (ribavirin, USP)monotherapy is not effective for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection and should not be used alone for this indication (see WARNINGS).
The primary clinical toxicity of ribavirin is hemolytic anemia. The anemia associated with ribavirin therapy may result in worsening of cardiac disease that has led to fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarctions. Patients with a history of significant or unstable cardiac disease should not be treated with ribavirin (see WARNINGS, ADVE...
