Open AccessA New Look at an Old Drug: Cumulative Effects of Low Ribavirin Doses in Amphetamine-Sensitized Rats
Author(s) -
Branka Petković,
Srđan Kesić,
Slavica Ristić,
Željko Pavković,
Jelena Podgorac,
Gordana Stojadinović,
Vesna Pešić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current pharmaceutical design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1873-4286
pISSN - 1381-6128
DOI - 10.2174/1381612826666200326125821
Subject(s) - ribavirin , medicine , weight gain , amphetamine , sensitization , saline , pharmacology , body weight , anesthesia , hepatitis c virus , virus , immunology , dopamine
Psychotic states related to psychostimulant misuse in patients with hepatitis C virus infection may complicate acceptance and reaction to antiviral treatment. This observation equally applies to the widely used ribavirin therapy.