Ganciclovir Injection

Name: Ganciclovir Injection Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

16 interactions 270 cited references

Also sold as: Cytovene® I.V.® Zirgan

About Ganciclovir Injection

Ganciclovir injection is used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (eye infection that can cause blindness) in people whose immune system is not working normally, including those people who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is also used to prevent CMV disease in transplant recipients at risk for CM… Read the full Ganciclovir Injection drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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13 Major 3 Moderate

All (16) Major (13) Moderate (3)

Moderate

Ganciclovir Injection Didanosine Videx® An increased risk of didanosine toxicity (neuropathy, diarrhea, pancreatitis) Details Ganciclovir Injection Probenecid Increased risk for ganciclovir toxicity Details Ganciclovir Injection Tacrolimus Astagraf An increased risk of nephrotoxicity Details

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