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What is Ganciclovir?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Cytovene

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Ganciclovir is an antiviral agent. Given intravenously it is used to treat CMV retinitis in the immunocompromised and to prevent CMV infection in transplant patients. Orally it is used for maintenance treatment of CMV. It has also been used in combination with foscarnet.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Cytomegalovirus 8 3
Viral meningitis 1 0
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 15 patients that have taken Ganciclovir

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Ganciclovir

Side effect Patients Percentage
Anemia 1
Chronic constipation 1

Why patients stopped taking Ganciclovir

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 7
Doctor's advice 1
Other 1
Side effects too severe 1
See all 9 patients who've stopped taking Ganciclovir

Duration

Stopped taking Ganciclovir

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 4
6 months - 1 year 1
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 4
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 2
Not specified 2

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped taking Ganciclovir and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Valganciclovir (Valcyte) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Ganciclovir.