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valganciclovir

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valganciclovir /val·gan·ci·clo·vir/ (val″gan-si´klo-vir) a prodrug of ganciclovir, used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.
valganciclovir
[val′gan-si′klo-vir]
a prodrug of ganciclovir, used in treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in immunocompromised patients, and administered orally as the hydrochloride salt.

valganciclovir [val″gan-si´klo-vir]
a prodrug of ganciclovir, used in treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in immunocompromised patients; administered orally as the hydrochloride salt.


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Fu Luan, MD, of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues compared three months versus six months of treatment with the antiviral drug valganciclovir used to prevent CMV after kidney transplantation.
After completing this treatment, the area of retinal scarring had regressed (Figure 2) and he commenced valganciclovir maintenance therapy 900mg once daily.
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