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valacyclovir hydrochloride

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-017447

The hydrochloride salt of valacyclovir. Valacyclovir is an acyclovir prodrug that, after metabolization, inhibits viral DNA replication. It is used in the management of herpes simplex and varicella zoster infections, as well as prophylactically for human cytomegalovirus infections.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-017447
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsvalaciclovir HCl
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The hydrochloride salt of valacyclovir. Valacyclovir is an acyclovir prodrug that, after metabolization, inhibits viral DNA replication. It is used in the management of herpes simplex and varicella zoster infections, as well as prophylactically for human cytomegalovirus infections.",
  "synonyms": [
    "valaciclovir HCl"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/valacyclovir-hydrochloride/"
}

Record 17,085 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.