Proper Use

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This medicine will be given by a nurse or other trained health professional, and only while your child is in the hospital .

To help clear up your child's infection completely, ribavirin must be given for the full time of treatment, even if your child begins to feel better after a few days. Also, ribavirin for inhalation works best when there is a constant amount in the lungs. To help keep the amount constant, ribavirin must be given on a regular or continuous schedule .