Foscarnet sodium
CAS NO.: 63585-09-1
MF:CNa3O5P
EINECS NO.:695-653-7
MF:CNa3O5P
EINECS NO.:695-653-7
API312
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Foscamet sodium is a new, injectable antiviral agent useful in the treatment of severe cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunodepressed patients.
Foscarnet sodium acts by inhibiting viral-specific DNA polymerases;
its side-effects include decreased hemoglobin levels and acute tubular necrosis.
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Foscarnet sodium is used for the treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
and for treatment of acyclovir-resistant mucocutaneous HSV infections in immunocompromised patients.



