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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Purines > Purinones > Hypoxanthines > Guanine > Acyclovir > Ganciclovir > Valganciclovir

Preferred term

Valganciclovir  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ganciclovir L valyl Ester
  • Ganciclovir L-valyl Ester

Scope note

  • A ganciclovir prodrug and antiviral agent that is used to treat CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS in patients with AIDS, and for the prevention of CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS in organ transplant recipients who have received an organ from a CMV-positive donor.

History note

  • 2019 (1999)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077562

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