Neurotoxicity induced by Zelitrex® (valacyclovir) in three patients with impaired renal function. Overdose related to the improvement of the bioavailability of the drug?;Toxicité neurologique induite par le zelitrex® (valaciclovir) chez trois patients insuffisants rénaux. Surdosage lié à l'amélioration de la biodisponibilité du produit?

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-303

  Peyriere H ^a   Branger, B ^b   Bengler, C ^b   Vecina F ^b   Pinzani, V ^a   Hillaire Buys, D ^a   Blayac, J P ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hopital Gaston Doumergue   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Neurotoxicity; Prodrug; Renal failure; Serum creatinine; Valaciclovir

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALFACALCIDOL; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DISCOTRINE; EUCALCIC; FLUINDOSTATIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METFORMIN; MOLSIDOMINE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PRAVASTATIN; TARDYFERON; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALACICLOVIR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0035100154     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(00)00332-5     Document Type: Article

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