Ganciclovir 500 mg, powder for concentrate for solution for infusion

Ganciclovir is a synthetic analogue of 2'-deoxyguanosine, which inhibits replication of herpes viruses both in vitro and in vivo. Sensitive human viruses include human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), herpes-simplex virus-1 and -2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), human herpes virus -6, -7 and -8 (HHV-6, HHV-7, HHV-8), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and hepatitis B virus

Ganciclovir is indicated for treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in immunocompromised patients and prevention of CMV disease using pre-emptive therapy in patients with drug-induced immunosuppression (for example following organ transplantation or cancer chemotherapy)