Valganciclovir is a type of antiviral med used to treat CMV retinitis and to prevent infections in folks who’ve had organ transplants. It works by stopping the virus from making its DNA, which is super important for how the virus lives. The pills are coated and each one has 450 mg of the stuff that actually does the work.
Adults usually take 900 mg of this stuff, once or twice a day. Taking it with food helps it work better. That’s about two pills, each with 450 mg.
You get 60 pills in a bottle. If you take it once a day, it’s a whole month’s worth. If you take it twice a day, it’s only half a month.
People might take this with other antivirals, and the doc might change things up based on how each person handles it.
