Floriva Drops and Ribasphere

• Generic Name: multivitamin with fluoride
• Dosage Forms: liquid
• Other Brand Names: Floriva, MVC-Fluoride, Poly Vitamin with Fluoride, Poly-Vi-Flor, Quflora, Tri-Vi-Flor, Tri-Vitamin with Fluoride, Vi-Daylin/F, Vi-Daylin/F ADC, Uni Multi with Fluoride, Multi Vita Bets and Fluoride, Tri Vita-Bets with Fluoride, Adeflor M, Fluorabon Basic, Soluvite F, PhluoriVit, TriPhluoriVit, Floriva Plus, Tri-Vite with Fluoride

Multivitamins provide essential vitamins and minerals that are not taken in to the body through diet.

Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, which helps prevent dental cavities. In most major U.S. communities, fluoride is put into the water supply.

Floriva are used as a supplement to the diet of infants and children who do not receive adequate fluoride through drinking water. Floriva are also used to prevent tooth decay in people treated with radiation, which may cause dryness of the mouth and increased risk of tooth decay.

Floriva may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: ribavirin
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Rebetol, RibaPak, Ribasphere, RibaTab, Copegus, Virazole, RibaPak 600, Moderiba, Moderiba 800 Dose Pack, Moderiba 1200 Dose Pack, Moderiba 1000 Dose Pack, Moderiba 600 Dose Pack

Ribasphere (ribavirin) is an antiviral medication.

Ribasphere capsules are used with either interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) or peginterferon alfa-2b (Pegasys, PegIntron, Sylatron) to treat chronic hepatitis C infection in people 3 years and older with liver disease.

It is not known if Ribasphere use for longer than 1 year is safe and will work.

It is not known if Ribasphere use in children younger than 3 years old is safe or if it will work.