Drug Points: Rhabdomyolysis after treatment with interferon alfa

Drug Points: Rhabdomyolysis after treatment with interferon alfa

Treatment with interferon alfa (Intron A) (5 MIU three times a week) had been started 10 weeks before presentation and the dose of drug gradually increased in an attempt to eradicate the virus. 1 The patient had been taking 15 MIU (8.2 MIU/m 2 ) for two weeks when he presented with severe leg spasm...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1994-08, Vol.309 (6953), p.512-512
Hauptverfasser: Greenfield, S M, Harvey, R S, Thompson, R P H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Drug dosages
Hepatitis
Interferon
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Zusammenfassung:Treatment with interferon alfa (Intron A) (5 MIU three times a week) had been started 10 weeks before presentation and the dose of drug gradually increased in an attempt to eradicate the virus. 1 The patient had been taking 15 MIU (8.2 MIU/m 2 ) for two weeks when he presented with severe leg spasm and hyperventilation.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.309.6953.512a