One or two intact local summaries. No averaged regimen, patient-specific dose or automatic source preference.
1 local source card selected. Local card fingerprints checked where supplied. This is not an original-document hash, source-currency guarantee or clinical approval. Record-level cautions below are the current library's cautions, not a frozen prior version.
Independent clinical review is pending. Confirm indication, exact formulation/route, population, renal measure and units, kidney-function stability, dialysis prescription, interacting drugs, monitoring and source revision. An RX mirror and its original label are not independent corroboration. Missing disagreement notes do not certify agreement.
The RX source names Famvir. The separately linked prescribing information is for a generic famciclovir oral tablet of matching form and strength.
What to reconcile: The RX source names Famvir. The separately linked prescribing information is for a generic famciclovir oral tablet of matching form and strength.
Open this note and its source referencesThe usual course is seven days. Genital and orolabial herpes use different regimens. The primary source is a matched generic oral tablet label.
| CrCl (mL/min) or modality | Oral regimen |
|---|---|
| >=60 | 500 mg every 8 hours |
| 40-59 | 500 mg every 12 hours |
| 20-39 | 500 mg every 24 hours |
| <20, off HD | 250 mg every 24 hours |
| Hemodialysis | 250 mg after each session |
For immunocompetent adults with herpes zoster, use 500 mg every 8 hours at CrCl at least 60, every 12 hours at 40-59, and every 24 hours at 20-39 mL/min. Below 20, give 250 mg every 24 hours. In HD give 250 mg following each dialysis session. The usual course is seven days. Genital and orolabial herpes use different regimens. The primary source is a matched generic oral tablet label.
RDM74-famvir-official-1 · Source locator: Renal guidance: 2.1 and 2.3, Table 1
This reference does not select a regimen. Complete the indication, measured/estimated renal function and trend, dialysis setting, source rationale, monitoring and reassessment plan in your institution's approved documentation system. Confirm the complete current source before adopting its regimen.
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