val·a·cy·clo·vir

(văl′ə-sī′klō-vîr′)

A nucleoside analog, C₁₃H₂₀N₆O₄, that is a prodrug of acyclovir and is used in its hydrochloride form to treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster infections.

[val(ine) + acyclovir.]

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Translations

valacyclovir

n valaciclovir m

References in periodicals archive

Multiple treatments were administered by the patient's general physician with no effect on the course of the disease: amoxicillin (1 g 2x/d), valaciclovir (1 g 3x/d), pristinamycin (1 g 2x/d), ceftriaxone (1 g 4x/d), and doxycycline (100 mg 2x/d).

Atypical Cowpox Virus Infection in Smallpox-Vaccinated Patient, France

Valganciclovir [3], valaciclovir [155], and fenofibrate [156] may exacerbate MMF induced leucopenia.

Drug-Induced Hematological Cytopenia in Kidney Transplantation and the Challenges It Poses for Kidney Transplant Physicians

Valaciclovir for the suppression of recurrent genital herpes simplex virus infection: a large-scale dose range-finding study.

Genital herpes: Diagnostic and management considerations in pregnant women

More recently, with a higher bioavailability, oral agents such as famciclovir [4] and valaciclovir [5, 6] have been advocated as a replacement for initially administered intravenous and subsequently oral acyclovir.

Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir

Valaciclovir versus acyclovir in the treatment of first-episode genital herpes infection.

Q: How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration?

Comparison of valaciclovir and acyclovir for the treatment of herpes zoster in immunocompetent patients over 50 years of age: A cost-consequence model.

Is herpes zoster vaccination likely to be cost-effective in Canada?

Valaciclovir Compared with Acyclovir for Improved Therapy for Herpes Zoster in Immunocompetent Adults.

A comparative study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of valacyclovir and famcyclovir in the management of herpes zoster in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry

Stjernquist-Desatnik et al., "Prednisolone and valaciclovir in Bell's palsy: a randomised, doubleblind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial," The Lancet Neurology, vol.

Bell's palsy: symptoms preceding and accompanying the facial paresis