valganciclovir

Valganciclovir hydrochloride (Valcyte, manufactured by Roche) is an antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus infections. As the L-valyl ester of ganciclovir, it is actually a prodrug for ganciclovir. After oral administration, it is rapidly converted to ganciclovir by intestinal and hepatic esterases.
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Valganciclovir /val·gan·ci·clo·vir/ a prodrug of ganciclovir, used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in [more]Valganciclovir - Community and Resources

An antiviral agent that is being studied as a treatment for AIDS-related cytomegalovirus. It is changed in the body to ganciclovir.