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See also: valganciclovir
Letermovir (Prevymis) for CMV Prophylaxis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 16, 2019 (Issue 1587)
valganciclovir (Valcyte, and generics) has
been preferred over prophylaxis because of the risk of
hematologic ...
The FDA has approved letermovir (Prevymis – Merck),
a cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA terminase complex
inhibitor, for prophylaxis of CMV infection and disease
in CMV-seropositive adult recipients of an allogeneic
hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Letermovir is
the first CMV DNA terminase complex inhibitor to
be approved in the US and the only drug specifically
indicated for CMV prophylaxis in HCT patients. It is not
approved for treatment of CMV infection.
Drugs That May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Dec 15, 2008 (Issue 1301)
reports
(Bactrim*)
Valganciclovir (Valcyte) Depression, psychosis, hallucinations, confusion ...
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously unrecognized psychopathology, or psychosocial factors. The withdrawal of some drugs can cause symptoms such as anxiety, psychosis, delirium, agitation or depression.
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Antiviral Drugs
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Mar 01, 2013 (Issue 127)
Valganciclovir – 900 mg PO bid x 21d, 3408.60
Valcyte then 900 mg once daily
Foscarnet – generic 60 mg/kg IV ...
The drugs of choice for treatment of viral infections
(other than HIV) and their dosages are listed in Tables
1-6 on the pages that follow. Some of the indications
and dosages recommended here have not been
approved by the FDA. Vaccines used for the prevention
of viral infections are discussed elsewhere.