In: Nursing
The nurse is caring for a client with chronic hepatitis C. The client has recently relapsed after interferon alpha therapy. The nurse should anticipate the administration of what drug?
a. |
Zanamivir |
|
b. |
Acyclovir |
|
c. |
Cidofovir |
|
d. |
Ribavirin |
Answer:
d) Ribavirin:
It is a synthetic nucleoside analogue which is used in treatment of
hepatitis C .
It works better with interferon and will not have any action on its
own.
The other are discarded because
• Zanamivir is used to treat the 5 of flu viruses in
the body
• Acyclovir is used in decrease the pain and in easy
healing of blisters in varicella zooster infection
• Cidofovir is used in cytomegaloviral
retinitis.