≥ 2 g/dL decrease in haemoglobin during any 4 week period during treatment (permanent dose reduction)* For patients receiving a 1,000 mg (< 75 kg) or 1,200 mg (> 75 kg) dose, Rebetol dose should be reduced to 600 mg/day (administered as one 200 mg capsule in the morning and two 200 mg capsules in the evening). Ribavirin demonstrated significant embryocidal and teratogenic effects at doses well below the recommended human dose in all animal species in which adequate studies have been conducted. No ribavirin effects were observed regarding neurobehavioural or reproductive development. Weight and height gain of pediatric subjects treated with PegIntron plus Rebetol lagged behind that predicted by normative population data for the entire length of treatment. This medication may be better at slowing the progression of PAH than improving the symptoms of PAH.A common side effect of this class of drugs is increased bleeding if you’re injured or cut. The response to treatment in both of these trials is presented in Rebetol (800 mg/day) + peginterferon alfa-2b (1.5 µg/kg/ week)Rebetol (800 mg/day) + interferon alfa-2b (3 MIU TIW)MIU = million international units; TIW = three times a week.a: p value based on Cochran-Mantel Haenszel Chi square test.c: subjects < 75 kg received 100 µg/week peginterferon alfa-2b and subjects ≥ 75 kg received 150 µg/week peginterferon alfa-2b .d: Rebetol dosing was 800 mg for patients < 60 kg, 1,000 mg for patients 60-75 kg, and 1,200 mg for patients > 75 kg.Liver biopsies were obtained before and after treatment in Study 1 and were available for 210 of the 412 subjects (51 %). The international trial, conducted in Europe, Israel, Canada, and Australia, enrolled 799 subjects (65% male, 95% Caucasian, mean Knodell score 6.8, and 58% genotype 1).Of subjects who had not achieved HCV-RNA below the limit of detection of the research-based assay by Week 24 of Rebetol/INTRON A treatment, less than 5% responded to an additional 24 weeks of combination treatment.Among subjects with HCV Genotype 1 treated with Rebetol/INTRON A therapy who achieved HCV-RNA below the detection limit of the research-based assay by 24 weeks, those randomized to 48 weeks of treatment had higher virologic responses compared to those in the 24-week treatment group. Conversely, pediatric subjects experienced less fatigue, dyspepsia, arthralgia, insomnia, irritability, impaired concentration, dyspnea, and pruritus compared to adult subjects. Subjects infected with genotype 2/3 who were HCV-RNA undetectable at treatment Week 12 had an overall SVR of 70% (196/281), with a range of responses by fibrosis scores (F4-F2) of 60-83%. No data are available regarding dose modification for paediatric patients with renal impairment (see sections 4.2 and 5.2).Haemoglobin concentrations should be monitored closely during treatment and corrective action taken as necessary (see section 4.2).Pancytopenia and bone marrow suppression have been reported in the literature to occur within 3 to 7 weeks after the administration of a peginterferon and Rebetol concomitantly with azathioprine. The high sustained response rate in this subgroup of patients was identified in an interim analysis (n=49) and prospectively confirmed (n=48).Limited historical data indicate that treatment for 48 weeks might be associated with a higher sustained response rate (11/11) and with a lower risk of relapse (0/11 as compared to 7/96 following 24 weeks of treatment).A large randomized trial compared the safety and efficacy of treatment for 48 weeks with two peginterferon alfa-2b/Rebetol regimens [peginterferon alfa-2b 1.5 µg/kg and 1 µg/kg subcutaneously once weekly both in combination with Rebetol 800 to 1,400 mg p.o. 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