Description
What is Sofosbuvir and what it is used for:
Sofosbuvir is a prescription medication used with other antiviral medications in order to treat chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1, 2, 3, or 4 infection in adults.
It is also recommended to treat children 12 years of age and older or weighing at least 77 pounds (35 kg) with chronic HCV genotype 2 or 3 infection without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis together with ribavirin.
Treatment Reactions:
Most common adverse reactions include feeling tired, nausea, headache and trouble sleeping.
Adverse reactions are generally more common in the interferon-containing regimens.
Warning & Precautions
- Females of childbearing potential must be advised to avoid pregnancy while on sofosbuvir tablets 400 mg.
- It is recommended that the mother does not breastfeed while on the treatment with sofosbuvir alone or together with the ribavirin.
- Sofosbuvir in combination with the simeprevir, ledipasvir or daclatasvir is recommended with amiodarone because of the risk of abnormal slow heartbeats.
- If you consume an excess dose, call your healthcare professional or walk out to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
- Consume SoviHep exactly as your doctor tells you to consume it. Avoid changing your dose unless your healthcare professional tells you to.
- Prior to consuming this drug talk to your doctor if you have ever had hepatitis B virus infection, liver problems other than the hepatitis C infection.
- Initiate treatment with sofosbuvir 400 mg after informing your doctor if you have had a liver transplant or severe kidney problems.
