Definition of "ganciclovir" [ganciclovir]

• An antiviral medication used to treat or prevent cytomegalovirus infections. (noun)

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• "Acyclovir (brand name: ZOVIRAX), the oral version of ganciclovir, is taken three times a day for 100 days after the transplant."
• "The FDA said that it had not blocked importation of the generic antiviral ganciclovir, which is also made at the facilities, on the basis that Ranbaxy is the sole supplier to the US market."
• "Antiviral agents such as ganciclovir and valacyclovir are already in routine clinical use for treating active viral infections."