Medical term:
Valacyclovir
valacyclovir
[val″a-si´klo-vir]an ester of acyclovir, to which it is metabolized; used as the hydrochloride salt as an antiviral agent in treatment of genital herpes and herpes zoster in patients who are not immunocompromised, administered orally.
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valacyclovir
(văl′ə-sī′klō-vîr′)n.
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.
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valacyclovir
Valtrex® Infectious disease An antiviral used for 1st episode/recurrent genital herpes and acute herpes zoster, which may ↓ risk of CMV infection after renal transplantation. See Dofetilide, Herpes simplex.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Valacyclovir
An oral antiviral drug that is available under the trade name Valtrex. The drug blocks the replication of the varicella zoster virus.
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