Cytovene-IV - labeled renal guidance
Renal action and limits
Ganciclovir (Cytovene-IV), adult IV induction or maintenance for labeled CMV indications
Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance, mL/min
This summary uses the identified dated label. Verify the current label for this presentation before applying the regimen.
- Action or finding
- For adult intermittent hemodialysis (HD), induction must not exceed 1.25 mg/kg IV after HD three times weekly. Maintenance must not exceed 0.625 mg/kg IV after HD three times weekly. At CrCl 50-69, induction is 2.5 mg/kg every 12 hours and maintenance 2.5 mg/kg daily; at 25-49, use 2.5 and 1.25 mg/kg daily, respectively; at 10-24, use 1.25 and 0.625 mg/kg daily.
- Limits and monitoring
- Infuse over one hour. Check CrCl and blood counts. The label's nondialysis table separates induction from maintenance; dosing below CrCl 10 without HD is not supplied by the HD row.
- Before use
- Verify the current prescribing information for this presentation.
- Product / population
- Ganciclovir (Cytovene-IV), adult IV induction or maintenance for labeled CMV indications
- Renal measure
- Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance, mL/min
- Source revision
- Prescribing information revised 07/2017
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-07 (not the revision date)
Renal guidance: 2, adult renal dosage table and hemodialysis
Infuse over one hour. Check CrCl and blood counts. The label's nondialysis table separates induction from maintenance; dosing below CrCl 10 without HD is not supplied by the HD row.
| Adult CrCl (mL/min) | Induction, IV over 1 hour | Maintenance, IV over 1 hour |
|---|---|---|
| 50-69 | 2.5 mg/kg every 12 hours | 2.5 mg/kg every 24 hours |
| 25-49 | 2.5 mg/kg every 24 hours | 1.25 mg/kg every 24 hours |
| 10-24 | 1.25 mg/kg every 24 hours | 0.625 mg/kg every 24 hours |
| <10, on HD | 1.25 mg/kg after HD, 3 times weekly | 0.625 mg/kg after HD, 3 times weekly |
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For adult intermittent hemodialysis (HD), induction must not exceed 1.25 mg/kg IV after HD three times weekly. Maintenance must not exceed 0.625 mg/kg IV after HD three times weekly. At CrCl 50-69, induction is 2.5 mg/kg every 12 hours and maintenance 2.5 mg/kg daily; at 25-49, use 2.5 and 1.25 mg/kg daily, respectively; at 10-24, use 1.25 and 0.625 mg/kg daily. Infuse over one hour. Check CrCl and blood counts. The label's nondialysis table separates induction from maintenance; dosing below CrCl 10 without HD is not supplied by the HD row.
Source: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/019661s036lbl.pdf
