Drug details

Foscavir (foscarnet sodium injection)

type of Antivirals, Other, Antivirals, CMV

Foscavir (foscarnet sodium injection) is an antiviral medication used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in people with AIDS. Foscavir is also used to treat herpes simplex virus (HSV) in people with a weak immune system, and is usually given for HSV after other antiviral medications have been tried unsuccessfully. Foscavir is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache
• cough
• nausea
• diarrhea
• vomiting
• stomach pain
• tiredness
• dizziness
• loss of appetite
• depression
• joint or muscle pain, or
• anxiety
• skin rash
• increased sweating
• vision problems
• pain or swelling where the injection was given.

The following drugs are related to Foscavir, either as a replacement or used together:

• Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat tablets for oral administration)
• Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Edurant (rilpivirine tablets)
• Isentress (raltegravir tablets)

The following supplements are related to Foscavir, and may be used together with the drug:

• Zinc (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Glutamine (s.)
• Hydroxymethylbutyrate (Hmb) (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Lentinan (s.)
• Marijuana (s.)
• Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
• Same (s.)
• Sangre De Grado (s.)
• Vitamin A (s.)
• Whey Protein (s.)
• Lysine (s.)