Valganciclovir

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Valganciclovir

Description of the Drug

Valganciclovir is an antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01610

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Cipla Ltd, Msn Laboratories Private Ltd, Ajanta Pharma Ltd, Hoffmann La Roche Inc, Actavis Laboratories Fl Inc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc A Viatris Co, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, Hetero Labs Ltd Unit V, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Human herpesvirus 1 DNA polymerase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL1872

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL28996 SCHEMBL22357189
PharmGKB PA10227
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015548
DrugBank DB01610
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 16292870 14852135 14852136 16867892 15916891
PubChem 135413535
Nikkaji J1.170.632K
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8048288
DrugCentral 2801
Brenda 208587 208586 72233
Guide to Pharmacology 4716
rxnorm VALGANCICLOVIR VALCYTE VALGANCICLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE
ChEBI 63635