Famciclovir is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug used for the treatment of various herpesvirus infections, most commonly for herpes zoster (shingles). It is a prodrug form of penciclovir with improved oral bioavailability. Famciclovir is marketed under the trade name Famvir (Novartis).
Famciclovir was patented in 1983 and approved for medical use in 1994.[3][4] In 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of famciclovir. Generic tablets are manufactured by TEVA Pharmaceuticals and Mylan Pharmaceuticals.[5][6]
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therapy during the last months of pregnancy. The use of valaciclovir and famciclovir, while potentially improving compliance, have less-well-determined safety...
to identify the pathogen). Topical ganciclovir or oral valacyclovir, famciclovir or acyclovir are used for HSV keratitis. Steroids should be avoided as...
of drugs and therapeutic agents including acyclovir for chickenpox, famciclovir, valaciclovir for the shingles, zoster-immune globulin (ZIG), and vidarabine...
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much as 10%. Oral antivirals include acyclovir, valaciclovir, and famciclovir. Famciclovir or valacyclovir, taken in pill form, can be effective using a single...
cold sore medications Denavir (NDC 0135-0315-52), Vectavir and Fenivir. Famciclovir is a prodrug of penciclovir with improved oral bioavailability. Penciclovir...
usually overcome by switching to another drug of the same kind (e.g. famciclovir, penciclovir, valaciclovir). Nucleoside analogue drugs include: deoxyadenosine...
to acyclovir preparations, mostly in the form of cross-resistance to famciclovir and valacyclovir, usually in immunosuppressed patients. The prime example...
prednisone and an antiviral drug such as acyclovir, valacyclovir or famciclovir for 5 to 7 days is standard; however, some studies have shown later damage...
promise for treatment. More recent research has indicated that systemic famciclovir is effective at treating this infection in cats without the side effects...
has been the standard treatment, but the newer drugs valaciclovir and famciclovir demonstrate similar or superior efficacy and good safety and tolerability...
2022). "Comparative Efficacy of Topical Ophthalmic Ganciclovir and Oral Famciclovir in Cats with Experimental Ocular Feline Herpesvirus-1 Epithelial Infection"...
to treat herpetic gingivostomatitis such as aciclovir, valaciclovir, famciclovir, and in resistance cases foscarnet can be used. Treatment does not prevent...
Iqbal Z. Randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of famciclovir for reduction of Ménière's disease symptoms. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg...
one RCT included in the meta-analysis that compared placebo to oral famciclovir treatment within 72 hours of HZ rash onset. Studies using valaciclovir...
appropriate treatment. Specific antiviral medication, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir, are not recommended 24 hours before and 14 days after...
mouth ulcers, and oedema of the head and trunk. Rapid treatment with famciclovir, sustained for around a month, has appeared to cure eight calves infected...
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