New dosing recommendations to prevent potential Valcyte (valganciclovir) overdose in pediatric transplant patients.

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New dosing recommendations to prevent potential Valcyte (valganciclovir) overdose in pediatric transplant patients.

September 29, 2010

United States Food and Drug Administration; FDA.

This announcement describes revised dosing recommendations designed to prevent overdosing immunocompromised pediatric patients.

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