Pharmacokinetic Profile of Ganciclovir After its Oral Administration and From its Prodrug, Valganciclovir, in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
- Vol. 44 (5) , 495-507
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003088-200544050-00003
Abstract
Background Valganciclovir (Valcyte/sR) has recently been approved for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in high-risk (CMV donor positive [D+1/recipient negative [R−]) solid organ...Keywords
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