Hello sir,i am pravish my mother has hep c she is on interfrn and ribavarin she cmpleted her 11 inj. But her HB level goes on decreasng and she cant tolerate the therapy even having the inj. 0f erythropoetin & neutrophl grth factor now what we plz sugst sir i am also a medical studnt of final yr plz help sir erythropoetin & neutrophl growth fctor
Hello, Interferon suppresses bone marrow production and Riboviria results in dose dependent hemolytic anemia. This causes anemia which is one of the most common side effect of therapy. To manage anemia, reduction of dosage of Riboviria is the first step. Dose is generally maintained at 800 mg / day and reduced to 600 mg/ day if hemoglobin falls below 10. Ribavirin is discontinued if hemoglobin falls below 8.5gm/DL. Treatment of anemia is done by subcutaneous injections of recombinant erythropoietin. Talk to your doctor regarding adjusting the dose of RIBOVIRIA, since it is a very important step. Thanks