Use of High-Dose Oral Valacyclovir During an Intravenous Acyclovir Shortage: A Retrospective Analysis of Tolerability and Drug Shortage Management

INTRODUCTION: In late 2011, a shortage of IV acyclovir led to the need to empirically substitute high-dose oral valacyclovir (HDVA) to conserve IV acyclovir for patients with confirmed herpes simplex virus (HSV) meningitis or encephalitis. This report describes the management of the most recent nati...

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Autores principales: McLaughlin, Milena M., Sutton, Sarah H., Jensen, Ashley O., Esterly, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2017
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-017-0157-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-017-0157-y

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