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

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 * 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