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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Ganciclovir - antiviral drug and its therapeutic uses

                                    
INTRODUCTION
Ganciclovir is an antiviral medication used to treat Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV).

 THERAPEUTIC USES
* Used for acute CMV colitis in HIV/AIDS.
* Also used in CMV Pneumonitis in immunosupressed patients.

SIDE EFFECTS
* Granulocytopenia
* Dyspepsia
* Neutropenia
* Anaemia
* Thrombocytopenia


REFERENCE- Tripathi K.D. "Essentials of Medical Pharmacology", 7th Edition, page no- 801
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