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Valcyte |
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- Description - |
Valcyte tablets are used in the treatment of an eye disease called cytomegalovirus (CMV)retinitis, one of the many infections that take hold when the immune system isundermined by AIDS. Valcyte is very similar to the CMV medication Cytovene(ganciclovir).
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Abdominal pain,agitation,anemia and other blood abnormalities,bleeding problems,burning or prickling feeling,confusion,convulsions,diarrhea,fever,hallucinations,headache,infection,insomnia,nausea,psychosis,reduced kidney function,retinal detachment,vision problems,vomiting |
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- Possible Interactions - |
Didanosine (Videx)
Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept)
Probenecid
Zidovudine (Retrovir)
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- Manufacturer - |
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Roche Laboratories |
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340 Kingsland Street |
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Nutley, NJ 07110 |
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USA |
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