Famciclovir

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rINN: Famciclovir
Other Names
Famvir®, [2-(acetyloxymethyl)-4-(2-aminopurin-9-yl)butyl] acetate
Pharmacological Information
Pharmacology Images
Famciclovir Molecule
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Web information on Famciclovir
NHS Evidence on Famciclovir
DrugBank on Famciclovir
Other Issues for Famciclovir
prodrug biotransformed to the guanine analogue penciclovir.
Relevant Clinical Literature
Pubmed on Famciclovir
RCT with Famciclovir
Systematic reviews of Famciclovir
Famciclovir in N Eng J Med, Lancet, JAMA, BMJ
Famciclovir in Cochrane Collaboration
TRIP Database on Famciclovir
Google Scholar on Famciclovir
Bandolier on Famciclovir
UK Guidance
Nice Guidance on Famciclovir

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UK directory of medicines
UK Medicine Guide (eg pictures of capsules)
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases -DARE & NHS EED (evaluates reliability of research)
Prodigy Guidance on Famciclovir
Regulatory Literature
UK SPCs of medicines with marketing authorisation
EMEA search
FDA search
Other Literature
PubChem on Famciclovir
CTD (Comparative Toxicogenomics Database) link
ChemIndustry.com link
Protein Structural Information
Biological Information (GenomeNet)
Protein Knowledgebase (UniProtKB)
Please read pharmacological data limitations
Other Wikis
Medpedia on Famciclovir (Less technical, good quality control)
Wikipedia on Famciclovir (Less technical, ? quality control)

Similar spectrum of activity (against herpes virus) and metabolism to aciclovir but penciclovir has slightly different properties.

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