Infectious Disease Compendium

Famciclovir (Famvir®)

Dosing

from the 2004 PDR

Disease CrCl Dose (mg) Interval (h)
Zoster > 60 500 q 8
  40-59 500 q 12
  20-39 500 q 24
  <20 250 a 24
  Hemodialysis 250 after dialysis
Recurrent Genital Herpes > 40 125 q 12
  20 - 39 125 q
  < 20 125 q 24
  HD 125 q 24
Suppression Genital Herpes > 40 250 q 12
  20 - 39 125 q 12
  < 20 125 q 24
  HD 125 after dialysis
Recurrent Disease In HIV > 40 500 q 12
  20 - 39 500 q 24
  < 20 250 q 24
  HD 250 after dialysis

Important side effects

Important drug interactions

Rants and Screeds

Pearls

Treatment of choice

Use for

VZV, Herpes simplex.

Don't use for

Class

Nucleoside analogue.

Last Update 11/25/19