Ribavirin and alopecia Patient Reports February 10, 2010



Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5862035-1
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from PORTUGAL on Aug 15, 2008. Female patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus test and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, aphthous stomatitis, beta 2 microglobulin increased, dry eye, granuloma, leukopenia, lymphoproliferative disorder, metastasis, normochromic normocytic anaemia. Ribavirin dosage: 1000 MG; QD. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5924783-4
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 09, 2008. Female patient, 53 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus test and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, alopecia, amnesia, anaemia, aphthous stomatitis, arthralgia, aspartate aminotransferase increased, cold sweat, contusion. Ribavirin dosage: 600-1200MG QD - ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, ALLOPURINOL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5857303-3
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 11, 2008. Female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus test and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, arthropod bite, chills, crying, depression What is  depression, faeces discoloured, fatigue, productive cough, pyrexia. Ribavirin dosage: (1200 MG ORAL). During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS, SEROQUEL. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5452113-3
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 29, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, alopecia, anaemia, cardiac murmur, crying, depression What is  depression, fatigue, insomnia, palpitations. Ribavirin dosage: 1000 MG DAILY (600 MG IN THE MORNING AND 400 MG IN THE EVENING) ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS, DEXTROSTAT, PERCOCET. Patient recovered.


Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5630314-9
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Jan 28, 2008. Female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, homicidal ideation, memory impairment, suicidal ideation. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5644724-7
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Feb 11, 2008. Female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c virus and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, chest pain What is  chest pain, cough, haemoglobin decreased, pleural effusion, pleural rub, red blood cell count decreased, viral load decreased, white blood cell count decreased. Ribavirin dosage: 1000 MG ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5875889-X
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from PORTUGAL on Aug 28, 2008. Female patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, aphthous stomatitis, axillary mass, beta 2 microglobulin increased, dry eye, fatigue, granuloma, granulomatous liver disease, haemangioma of liver. Ribavirin dosage: 1000 MG;QD. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #6015509-7
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from PORTUGAL on Dec 10, 2008. Female patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, aphthous stomatitis, beta 2 microglobulin increased, disease recurrence, dry eye, granulomatous liver disease, haemangioma, hepatic neoplasm, hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c. Ribavirin dosage: 1000 MG DAILY. During the same period patient was treated with PEGYLATED INTERFERON ALFA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5870821-7
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 19, 2008. Female patient, 50 years of age, weighting 187.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c, insomnia and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, alopecia, alpha 1 foetoprotein increased, amnesia, anorexia, asthenia, bone pain, full blood count decreased, headache What is  headache. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS, ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Ribavirin Side Effects Report #4636631-3
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 05, 2005. Female patient, 50 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, amenorrhoea, anorexia, aphthous stomatitis, asthenia, autoimmune disorder, demyelination, depression What is  depression, diarrhoea. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ROFERON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #4864218-6
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 20, 2005. Female patient, 49 years of age, weighting 135.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c, hepatitis chronic active and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal discomfort, alopecia, fibromyalgia, headache What is  headache, impaired work ability, insomnia, mass, pain What is  pain, pruritus. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INTEFERON SCHERING, INTEFERON SCHERING. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5650065-4
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 21, 2008. Female patient, 42 years of age, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain upper, alopecia, anaemia, blood count abnormal, dehydration, hallucination, auditory, hallucination, visual, oropharyngeal blistering, pancreatitis. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS, AMBIEN, ZOLOFT, FLEXERIL, VOLTAREN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5691471-1
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 24, 2008. Female patient, 41 years of age, weighting 130.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, arthralgia, benign breast neoplasm, depression What is  depression, fatigue, goitre, insomnia, obstructive airways disorder, thyroid neoplasm. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5914453-0
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 01, 2008. Female patient, 41 years of age, weighting 130.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, ankle fracture, arthralgia, benign breast neoplasm, benign neoplasm of thyroid gland, bone disorder, crying, depression What is  depression, fatigue. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.


Ribavirin Side Effects Report #6025842-0
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 15, 2008. Female patient, 41 years of age, weighting 130.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, ankle fracture, arthralgia, crying, depression What is  depression, fatigue, goitre, insomnia, nodule. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5485510-0
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 10, 2007. Female patient, weighting 182.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, arthralgia, blood glucose increased, cheilitis, fatigue, headache What is  headache, hypokalaemia, impaired driving ability, myalgia. Ribavirin dosage: 600 MG BID PO. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5530018-7
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Nov 15, 2007. Male patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, coronary arterial stent insertion, stent placement. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5712104-1
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 25, 2008. Female patient, weighting 145.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, bacterial infection What is  bacterial infection, cystitis bacterial, pyrexia, red blood cell count decreased, skin odour abnormal, white blood cell count decreased. Ribavirin dosage: 600 MG BID ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with INFERGEN, PROPRANOLOL, ZOCOR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5843018-4
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 28, 2008. Female patient was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, anaemia, anorexia, asthenia, chest pain What is  chest pain, constipation What is  constipation, depression What is  depression, dizziness What is  dizziness, eczema What is  eczema. Ribavirin dosage: 1200 MG ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with PEGINTERFERON ALFA, NEUPOGEN. Patient recovered.


Ribavirin Side Effects Report #5908561-8
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 23, 2008. Female patient, weighting 130.0 lb, was diagnosed with hepatitis c What is  hepatitis c and was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: alopecia, ankle fracture, arthralgia, benign breast neoplasm, crying, depression What is  depression, fatigue, goitre, insomnia. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with PEGASYS. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #4848407-2
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Nov 28, 2005. Female patient, 50 years of age, was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, alopecia, anxiety What is  anxiety, asthenia, basedow's disease, chest pain What is  chest pain, disturbance in attention, dizziness What is  dizziness. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Ribavirin Side Effects Report #4851542-6
Ribavirin side effect was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on Nov 30, 2005. Female patient, 43 years of age, was treated with Ribavirin. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, alopecia, c-reactive protein increased, colitis ulcerative, crohn's disease What is  crohn's disease, inflammation, intestinal stenosis. Ribavirin dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.
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