Hepatitis: Medications

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  • Interferon alfa-2b

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Some patients taking interferon alfa-2b have developed a drop in the number of white blood cells and platelets. If the number of these blood cells are too low, there is an increased risk of infection or bleeding. Contact your doctor immediately if

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  • Interferon alfa-2a

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Some patients taking interferon alfa-2a have developed a drop in the number of white blood cells and platelets. If the number of these blood cells are too low, there is an increased risk of infection or bleeding. Contact your doctor immediately if

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  • Lamivudine

    04/23/07, Healthwise

    Before taking lamivudine, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, a history of pancreatitis, or if you have used a medicine similar to lamivudine in the past, such as abacavir (Ziagen), didanosine (Videx), stavudine (Zerit), ten

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  • Adefovir

    12/08/06, Healthwise

    Adefovir can also cause serious kidney problems, especially if you have kidney disease or take certain medications.

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  • Ribavirin (oral)

    11/07/06, Healthwise

    Ribavirin may decrease the number of red blood cells in your body. This is called anemia and it can be life-threatening in people who have heart disease or circulation problems. To be sure this medication is not causing harmful effects, your blood

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  • Interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin

    08/23/04, Healthwise

    Interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin may cause anemia, which is a decrease in the number of red blood cells in the body. This can be dangerous, especially for patients who already have heart or circulatory problems. Your doctor will want to check your

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  • Peginterferon alfa-2b

    02/23/04, Healthwise

    Some patients taking peginterferon alfa-2b have developed a drop in the number of white blood cells and platelets. If the number of these blood cells are too low, there is an increased risk of infection or bleeding. Contact your doctor immediately

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  • Interferon alfacon-1

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Some patients taking interferon alfacon-1 have developed a drop in the number of white blood cells and platelets. If the number of these blood cells are too low, there is an increased risk of infection or bleeding. Contact your doctor immediately i

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  • Peginterferon alfa-2a

    10/02/07, Healthwise

    If a man fathers a child while using ribavirin, the baby may have birth defects.

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  • Entecavir

    09/27/07, Healthwise

    You should not take this medication if you are allergic to entecavir, or if you also have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that is not being treated.

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