Foscavir
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| Foscavir | |
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| Term | Foscavir |
| Short definition | Foscarnet sodium (fos-KAR-net SOH-dee-um) A drug used to treat herpes virus infections in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS. It prevents the viruses from making copies of themselves. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Foscavir - (pronounced) (FOS-kuh-veer) A drug used to treat herpesvirus infections in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS. It prevents the viruses from making copies of themselves. It's a kind of antiviral. Also called foscarnet sodium and phosphonoformate trisodium
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