To D - Ribavirin Taken Alone?

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Hi D,

I'm sorry to hear about your mother. And no, I've

never heard of Ribavirin being prescribed alone and I

don't even think you could get it by itself until it

was 'unbundled' last year by Schering Plough. It

sounds strange to me and definitely worth more

investigating. Have you questioned the doctor and

his/her reasoning for prescribing it alone?

Might even be worth a call to the drug company as

well. I looked at their website and found this:

" ...WARNING

REBETOL monotherapy is not effective for the treatment

of chronic hepatitis C virus infection and should not

be used alone for this indica-tion. (See WARNINGS). "

http://www.hepatitisinnovations.com/pro/rebetol/rebetol_pi.html

My heart goes out to your mom. This isn't easy as a

younger person, I can't imagine how hard it must for

for someone in their 70's.

Grace

--- D <sunfloweriii@...> wrote:

> Hello everyone..my name is D and my mother has HepC.

>

> My mother (73 yrs, contracted HepC in 1965) has

> been prescribed Ribavirin for the last 3 months. No

> interferon, just the ribavirin. Since starting the

> medication, she has deteriorated. Finally, I did

> some research on the drug only to discover that it

> is NEVER prescribed alone and is in fact INEFFECTIVE

> when used alone (without interferon). So here she

> has been, for three months, taking a drug loaded

> with side effects, a carcinogen, and for no good

> reason whatsoever.

>

> We are considering a malpractice suit for

> negligence.

>

> Does anyone have insight on this kind of situation?

> Ever hear of anyone getting Ribavirin alone?

>

> What is this, population control?

>

> Thanks...

> D

>

>

>

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