List of adverse effects of ribavirin

List of adverse effects of ribavirin by frequency.

Very common (>10% frequency)

Abdominal pain Anemia Anxiety Appetite loss Concentration impaired Depression Diarrhea Dizziness Dry mouth Dry skin Emotional lability Fatigue Fever Hair loss Headache Influenza-like illness Insomnia Irritability Itchiness Joint aches and pains Muscle aches and pains Muscle weakness Musculoskeletal pain Nausea Neutropenia Rash Rigors Shortness of breath Viral pharyngitis Vomiting Weight loss

Common (1-10% frequency)

Arthritis Back pain Cardiac murmur Chest discomfort Chest pain Dehydration Feeling abnormal Flushing Hemolytic anemia Hepatomegaly Hyperbilirubinemia Hyperglycemia Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hyperuricemia Hypocalcemia Hypotension Hypothyroidism Increased appetite Jaundice Leukopenia Lymphadenopathy Lymphopenia Malaise Micturition frequency Muscle spasms Neoplasm formation Pain in extremity Palpitation Peripheral edema Polyuria Tachycardia Thirst Thrombocytopenia Urine abnormality

Gastrointestinal disturbances (including mouth ulcers, indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, etc.) Infections (including sinusitis, the flu, sepsis, UTIs, etc.) Neurologic disturbances (including memory loss, migraines, incoordination, sensory distortions, etc.) Psychiatric disturbances (including suicidal ideation and psychosis) Sexual disturbances (including erectile dysfunction, prostatis, amenorrhea, etc.) Skin disturbances (including acne, eczema, psoriasis, etc.) Upper respiratory tract disturbances (including nosebleeds, nasal/sinus congestion, etc.) Visual and hearing disturbances (including tinnitus, blurred vision, etc.)

Uncommon (0.1-1% frequency)

Bone pain Diabetes mellitus Facial edema Heart attack Hypersensitivity Hypertriglyceridemia Immediately life-threatening psychiatric disturbances, including suicide attempts and hallucinations Mouth pain Neuropathy Pancreatitis

Rare (0.01-0.1% frequency)

Arrhythmia Bipolar episode Cardiomyopathy Ischemic colitis Kidney failure or insufficiency Myositis Pneumonia Rhabdomyolysis Rheumatoid arthritis Sarcoidosis Seizures Serious eye complications Vasculitis

Very rare (<0.01% frequency)

Aplastic anemia Cardiac ischemia Encephalopathy Erythema multiforme Life-threatening lung complications Liver failure Nephrotic syndrome Polyneuropathy Stevens–Johnson syndrome Stroke Suicide Toxic epidermal necrolysis Ulcerative colitis

Unknown frequency

Anaphylaxis Angioedema Bronchoconstriction Facial palsy Hives Homicidal ideation Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Mania Mental status change Mononeuropathies Pericardial effusion Pericarditis Periodontal disease Pure red cell aplasia Systemic lupus erythematosus Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Vasculitis Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease

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