Which device is used to deliver ribavirin via SPAG?

Which device is used to deliver ribavirin via SPAG?

• A. Ribavirin
• B. Ciprofloxacin
• C. Furosemide
• D. Heparin

Answer: (A)

Ribavirin is the agent that is delivered through the SPAG system. SPAG stands for Small Particle Aerosol Generator, a jet nebulizer designed to aerosolize the ribavirin solution so it can be inhaled by infants with RSV. The other drugs listed—ciprofloxacin, furosemide, and heparin—are not antiviral therapies delivered by this nebulizer system and are not associated with SPAG-based ribavirin therapy. In practice, ribavirin is prepared as a solution and loaded into the SPAG nebulizer, with driving gas (like oxygen or air) generating the aerosol for inhalation.

Ribavirin is the agent that is delivered through the SPAG system. SPAG stands for Small Particle Aerosol Generator, a jet nebulizer designed to aerosolize the ribavirin solution so it can be inhaled by infants with RSV. The other drugs listed—ciprofloxacin, furosemide, and heparin—are not antiviral therapies delivered by this nebulizer system and are not associated with SPAG-based ribavirin therapy. In practice, ribavirin is prepared as a solution and loaded into the SPAG nebulizer, with driving gas (like oxygen or air) generating the aerosol for inhalation.