Ganciclovir Ophthalmic

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

16 interactions 270 cited references

Also sold as: Zirgan Zirgan®

About Ganciclovir Ophthalmic

Ganciclovir ophthalmic is used to treat herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulcers; eye ulcers caused by a herpes simplex virus infection). Ganciclovir is in a class of medications called antivirals. It works by stopping the spread of the herpes virus in the eye. Read the full Ganciclovir Ophthalmic drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 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 Ophthalmic Didanosine Videx® An increased risk of didanosine toxicity (neuropathy, diarrhea, pancreatitis) Details Ganciclovir Ophthalmic Probenecid Increased risk for ganciclovir toxicity Details Ganciclovir Ophthalmic Tacrolimus Astagraf An increased risk of nephrotoxicity Details

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