Valganciclovir

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

2 interactions

Also sold as: Valcyte Valcyte®

About Valganciclovir

Valganciclovir is used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (eye infection that can cause blindness) in people who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Valganciclovir is also used to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in people who have received a heart, kidney, or kidney-pancreas transplant and who h… Read the full Valganciclovir drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 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 →

Most serious with: Emtricitabine

1 Major 1 Moderate

All (2) Major (1) Moderate (1)

Major

Valganciclovir Emtricitabine Emtriva Increased emtricitabine exposure and an increased risk of emtricitabine-related adverse effects Details

Moderate

Valganciclovir Didanosine Videx® An increased risk of didanosine toxicity (neuropathy, diarrhea, pancreatitis) Details

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