If you have a known allergy to Valtrex, acyclovir, or any other component of valacyclovir tablets, you should avoid taking valacyclovir. If you have severe kidney disease, valacyclovir may not be safe for you as it can potentially worsen kidney problems.
If you have a known allergy to Valtrex, acyclovir, or any other component of valacyclovir tablets, you should avoid taking valacyclovir. If you have severe kidney disease, valacyclovir may not be safe for you as it can potentially worsen kidney problems.
A man in his 70s presented to hospital with an acute kidney injury. He recently had started taking valacyclovir for treatment of shingles. The valacyclovir was stopped and his acute kidney injury improved. Work-up for other causes of acute kidney injury was negative and he was diagnosed with valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury.
Valacyclovir and acyclovir are antiviral drugs used for the treatment of chickenpox dose of acyclovir or valacyclovir to avoid further kidney
If you have a known allergy to Valtrex, acyclovir, or any other component of valacyclovir tablets, you should avoid taking valacyclovir. If you have severe kidney disease, valacyclovir may not be safe for you as it can potentially worsen kidney problems.
Valacyclovir, a prodrug of acyclovir, is excreted largely unchanged by the kidneys. Valacyclovir rarely precipitate AKI and crystalluria except if an overdose
A man in his 70s presented to hospital with an acute kidney injury. He recently had started taking valacyclovir for treatment of shingles. The valacyclovir was stopped and his acute kidney injury improved. Work-up for other causes of acute kidney injury was negative and he was diagnosed with valacyclovir-associated acute kidney injury.
If you have a known allergy to Valtrex, acyclovir, or any other component of valacyclovir tablets, you should avoid taking valacyclovir. If you have severe kidney disease, valacyclovir may not be safe for you as it can potentially worsen kidney problems.
Valacyclovir treatment may be associated with acute kidney injury, and clinicians should be aware of this and elicit a history of recent exposure to valacyclovir and other nephrotoxins when patients present with acute kidney injury.
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