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Abstract
The treatment of chronic hepatitis C is rapidly evolving from triple therapy to regimens that do not require interferon or even ribavirin. However, pegylated interferon and ribavirin will remain the backbone of hepatitis C therapy for the time being. This review summarizes the pharmacokinetics of peginterferon and ribavirin with a particular emphasis on their side-effect profile and management. Finally, the continued role of peginterferon and ribavirin in future therapies will be discussed.Entities:
Keywords: adverse events; chronic hepatitis C treatment; peginterferon; ribavirin
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23429551 PMCID: PMC3641865 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit074
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079