Copegus and Fatigue - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Fatigue is reported as a side effect among people who take Copegus (ribavirin), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Pegasys, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Fatigue when taking Copegus. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 15,097 people who have side effects when taking Copegus from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Copegus?
Copegus has active ingredients of ribavirin. It is often used in hepatitis c. eHealthMe is studying from 15,115 Copegus users. Check the latest studies of Copegus.
What is Fatigue?
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness) is found to be associated with 4,027 drugs and 6,380 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Fatigue.
15,097 people reported to have side effects when taking Copegus.
Among them, 2,171 people (14.38%) have Fatigue.

Among these 2,171 people:
How long have people been on Copegus when they have Fatigue? *
What is the gender of people who have Fatigue when taking Copegus? *
What is the age of people who have Fatigue when taking Copegus? *
What are other drugs people take besides Copegus? *
What are other side effects people have besides Fatigue? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Copegus and have Fatigue?
- Check whether Fatigue is associated with a drug or a condition
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Copegus:
- Copegus (15,115 reports)
Fatigue treatments and more:
- Fatigue (967,539 reports)
How severe was Fatigue and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ribavirin:
- Fatigue and drugs with ingredients of ribavirin (18,646 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Copegus:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Fatigue:
- Fatigue (4,027 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Fatigue:
- Fatigue (6,380 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Lin SY, Lin CL, Ju SW, Wang IK, Lin CC, Lin CH, Hsu WH, Liang JA, "Increasing risk of cataract in HCV patients receiving anti-HCV therapy: A nationwide cohort study", PloS one, 2017 Mar .
- Peel MM, Cooke M, Lewis-Peel HJ, Lea RA, Moyle W, "A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis", Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015 Dec .
- Lin SY, Lin CL, Ju SW, Wang IK, Lin CC, Lin CH, Hsu WH, Liang JA, "Increasing risk of cataract in HCV patients receiving anti-HCV therapy: A nationwide cohort study", PloS one, 2017 Mar .
- Peel MM, Cooke M, Lewis-Peel HJ, Lea RA, Moyle W, "A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q 10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis", Complementary therapies in medicine, 2015 Dec .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ribavirin (the active ingredients of Copegus) and Copegus (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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