Virafosc
Virafosc is an antiviral medicine that stops viruses from making more copies of themselves.
Form
infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
24 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Foscarnet sodium hexahydrate
Manufacturer
Campus Pharma AB
How to Use
Dosage
The amount you get depends on your infection and weight, typically 40-120 mg per kilogram of body weight.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give you this medicine as a drip into a vein.
Important
The maximum dose can be up to 270 mg per kilogram of body weight per day during the first phase of treatment.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Loss of appetite
- •Diarrhea
- •Feeling sick (nausea) or throwing up (vomiting)
- •Feeling weak or tired
- •Fever or chills
- •Dizziness
- •Headache
- •Tingling feeling on the skin
- •Skin rash
- •Changes in how your kidneys work (kidney problems, seen in blood tests)
- •Low number of white blood cells (can lead to infections and fever)
- •Low number of red blood cells (anemia, seen in blood tests, making you feel tired and look pale)
- •Imbalance of salts and minerals in your blood (can cause weakness, muscle cramps, thirst, tingling or itching skin, and muscle twitching)
- •Stomach pain, constipation, upset stomach, or bleeding in your stomach or intestines
- •Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), causing severe stomach pain or changes in pancreas function seen in blood tests
- •Feeling anxious, nervous, sad, restless, aggressive, or confused
- •Trouble with coordination
- •Seizures
- •Reduced feeling in the skin
- •Itchy skin
- •General feeling of being unwell
- •Swelling in your feet and legs
- •Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeats
- •High blood pressure
- •Low blood pressure, which can make you dizzy
- •Changes in heart tests (ECG)
- •Muscle problems, like pain, tenderness, weakness, or twitching, seen in blood tests
- •Shaking (tremor)
- •Nerve damage, causing changes in sensation or muscle weakness (neuropathy)
- •Swelling, pain, or redness along a vein or at the injection site
- •Sores on your genitals
- •Changes in how your liver works (seen in blood tests)
- •Low number of platelets in your blood (can make you bruise more easily)
- •Blood infection (sepsis)
- •Kidney problems, including sudden kidney failure, which may show up in blood or urine tests
- •Pain when you pee
- •Peeing more often than usual, sometimes with strong thirst or not enough fluid in your body
- •Chest pain
RARE
- •Itchy rash (hives)
- •Too much acid in your blood, which can make you breathe faster
- •Kidney damage (glomerulonephritis), which may show as swelling in the face or ankles, blood in your urine, brown urine, or peeing less often than normal
- •Other kidney problems that might show up in blood or urine tests, such as nephrotic syndrome or kidney tubule disorders
Important Warnings
- Do not use Virafosc if you are allergic to foscarnet or any other ingredient in it.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems or need a special blood cleaning treatment called dialysis.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems.
- Do not get pregnant or cause a pregnancy during treatment and for 6 months after. Use reliable birth control.
- Do not breastfeed your baby while using this medicine.
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- This medicine might make you dizzy or cause seizures, so be careful when driving or using machines.