Ribavirin and Renal (Kidney) Failure

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16 November 2015 at 6:20 am #4026
Price
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I just met someone who was put on 600mg of Riba daily and she has no idea why.

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16 November 2015 at 1:34 pm #4031
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Hi Everyone

600mg seems a little light on Price, how is her health compromised? Some people tolerate Riba well and others not. I was 70kg back in 2008 and was overdosing up to 1400 mg daily. This being once I discovered I was on a dodgy trial arm which had been only giving me 90mg of IFN in the first 12 weeks. Didn’t help at that point I should have ceased all meds at that point. Hit it hard and hit it fast and get it out quick was the catch cry back then with those drugs. I’m seriously thinking I will lead out with riba and can access on a script from our Sydney friend. Em
16 November 2015 at 4:51 pm #4037
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This could be appropriate (with some renal failure) but is not enough for somebody with normal renal function.

What is there Creatinine and eGFR. Low platelets, low body weight, prior intolerance of full dose and other factors may be why.

Then again it could just be a mistake about the usual dose….

YMMV
11 January 2016 at 2:07 pm #8680
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If you dose he Riba so it drops hemoglobin by 3 grams that’s supposed to give you a good blood level of Riba.
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