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Letermovir (Prevymis) for CMV Prophylaxis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 16, 2019; (Issue 1587)
The FDA has approved letermovir (Prevymis – Merck),
a cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA terminase complex
inhibitor, for prophylaxis of CMV infection and disease
in CMV-seropositive adult recipients of an...
The FDA has approved letermovir (Prevymis – Merck),
a cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA terminase complex
inhibitor, for prophylaxis of CMV infection and disease
in CMV-seropositive adult recipients of an allogeneic
hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Letermovir is
the first CMV DNA terminase complex inhibitor to
be approved in the US and the only drug specifically
indicated for CMV prophylaxis in HCT patients. It is not
approved for treatment of CMV infection.
Antiviral Drugs
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • March 1, 2013; (Issue 127)
The drugs of choice for treatment of viral infections
(other than HIV) and their dosages are listed in Tables
1-6 on the pages that follow. Some of the indications
and dosages recommended here have not...
The drugs of choice for treatment of viral infections
(other than HIV) and their dosages are listed in Tables
1-6 on the pages that follow. Some of the indications
and dosages recommended here have not been
approved by the FDA. Vaccines used for the prevention
of viral infections are discussed elsewhere.
Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • October 1, 2010; (Issue 98)
The drugs of choice for treatment of non-HIV viral
infections and their dosages are listed in Tables 1-6 on
the pages that follow. Some of the indications and
dosages recommended here have not been...
The drugs of choice for treatment of non-HIV viral
infections and their dosages are listed in Tables 1-6 on
the pages that follow. Some of the indications and
dosages recommended here have not been approved
by the FDA. Vaccines used for the prevention of viral
infections are discussed in another issue of Treatment
Guidelines.
Drugs That May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • December 15, 2008; (Issue 1301)
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously...
Many drugs can cause psychiatric symptoms, but a causal connection is often difficult to establish. Psychiatric symptoms that emerge during drug treatment could also be due to the underlying illness, previously unrecognized psychopathology, or psychosocial factors. The withdrawal of some drugs can cause symptoms such as anxiety, psychosis, delirium, agitation or depression.
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Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • July 1, 2007; (Issue 59)
The drugs of choice for treatment of non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in Tables 1-6. Some of the indications and dosages recommended here have not been approved by the FDA....
The drugs of choice for treatment of non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in Tables 1-6. Some of the indications and dosages recommended here have not been approved by the FDA. Vaccines used in the prevention of viral infections are discussed in the "Adult Immunization" issue of Treatment Guidelines.
Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • April 1, 2005; (Issue 32)
The drugs of choice for non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in the tables that begin on page 24. Some of the indications and dosages recommended here have not been approved by the...
The drugs of choice for non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in the tables that begin on page 24. Some of the indications and dosages recommended here have not been approved by the FDA.
Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • February 4, 2002; (Issue 1123)
The drugs of choice for non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in the table that begins on the next page. Since the last Medical Letter issue on this subject, some new drugs and some...
The drugs of choice for non-HIV viral infections with their dosages and cost are listed in the table that begins on the next page. Since the last Medical Letter issue on this subject, some new drugs and some new recommendations for old drugs have been added.