Foscarnet



- TRADE NAMES: Foscavir (AstraZeneca); Foscovir
- INDICATIONS: Cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS
- CLASS: Antiviral, DNA and RNA polymerase inhibitor
- HALF-LIFE: ~3 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Adefovir, Cyclosporine, Pentamidine
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
RENAL IMPAIRMENT; SEIZURES
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SKIN.
HAIR.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GENITOURINARY.
LOCAL.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
RENAL.
OTHER.
Page last updated 08/01/2022
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations 
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric