Ribavirin

From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
Revision as of 02:51, February 18, 2019 by Pyrrhus (talk | contribs) (correct misinformation)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Ribavirin is an antiviral medication used to treat Hepatitis C. It is effective only against RNA viruses. Unfortunately, the high doses needed to suppress the RNA virus usually come with a side effect of bone marrow suppression.