Valcyte (valganciclovir) tablets, an improved version of oral Cytovene (ganciclovir)

May 2001

Roche is now marketing Valcyte (valganciclovir) tablets, an improved version of oral Cytovene (ganciclovir).

Valcyte is a prodrug. It's absorbed better than Cytovene...then it's quickly metabolized to the active antiviral, ganciclovir.

Valcyte tablets are as effective as IV Cytovene for treating cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients.

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