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ribavirin Definition

ri·ba·vi·rin (bə vī′rin)

noun

a synthetic, broad-spectrum antiviral drug, CHNO

ribavirin Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: Polio virus treated with the mutagenic drug ribavirin similarly went extinct [ 2 ] .

Converse of object

  • take: You should take ribavirin in the early evening, never later, because it causes sleep disorders.

Preposition: for

  • treatment: NICE has issued guidance on peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of people with mild chronic hepatitis C within the NHS.

Modifies a noun

  • therapy: I lost my driving license because i went nuts while on interferon alpha peg and ribavirin combination therapy.
  • combination: I lost my driving license because i went nuts while on interferon alpha peg and ribavirin combination therapy.
  • capsule: Chronic type C hepatitis can be treated by a combination of interferon alfa injections and ribavirin capsules.
  • dose: The dose of ribavirin to be used in combination with Pegasys is given in Table 1. The ribavirin dose should be administered with food.
  • summary: Please refer also to the ribavirin Summary of Product Characteristics ( SPC ) when Pegasys is to be used in combination with ribavirin.
  • spc: Caution should be used when adding ViraferonPeg and ribavirin to HAART therapy ( see ribavirin SPC ).

Preposition: in

  • patient: The response rate ( monitored by local databases ) for HCV treatment by using combination pegylated interferon and ribavirin in all suitable patients.

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