title: Peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin with or without amantadine [correction of amantidine] for the treatment of non-responders to standard interferon and ribavirin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. fuad@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw
authors.forename: Fuad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Jameela
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Al-Khaldi
authors.forename: Haifa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asker
authors.forename: Misfer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Ajmi
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Owayed
authors.forename: Rosh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Iqbal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.forename: Basil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al-Nakib
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000547:Amantadine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012254:Ribavirin; D000547:Amantadine; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; C417083:peginterferon alfa-2b