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View Post: Preparation and Ocular Pharmacokinetics of Ganciclovir Liposomes
6 Dec 2007 by Shen Y, Tu J  
To increase the vitreous concentration of GCV, 2 types of GCV ophthalmic implants have been developed as a local treatment option that avoids systemic side-effects.9 One type of implant is made of nonbiodegradable ethylene-vinyl acetate ...
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View Post: Assessment of Subconjunctival and Intrascleral Drug Delivery to ...
24 Jan 2007 by Kim, SH, Galban, CJ, Lutz, RJ, Dedrick,...  
Female New Zealand White rabbits weighing 3 to 3.5 kg were purchased from Covance Laboratories, Inc. (Vienna, VA) and were used according to the guidelines set forth in the ARVO Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research ..... Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with an intraocular sustained-release ganciclovir implant: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994;112:1531–1539.[Abstract/Free Full Text]; Charles NC, Freisberg L. ...
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View Post: ADVANCES IN OPTHALAMIC DRUG DELIVERY --(Part-2)
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View Post: Implantable Posterior Segment Drug Delivery Devices ...
2 Jan 2008
Implantable Posterior Segment Drug Delivery Devices - Ophthalmology - OphthalmologyWeb - The 'Eyesite' for Ophthalmologists. ... Those who received Vitrasert had a median time to disease progression of 216 days versus 106 days for those who received intravenous ganciclovir. The implant is effective for five to eight months and can be replaced or removed after that time period. As with any surgical procedure, surgical complications include retinal detachment, ...
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View Post: a review on topical ophthalmic drug delivery systems
13 Aug 2009 by admin  
the poly lactic acid and its copolymers with glycolic acid have been used extensively as implants. an ocular implant for delivering ganciclovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus has also been developed37. this delivers drug directly ...
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View Post: Interesting Things: Partial List of Prescription Drugs
5 Dec 2007 by Your Happy Host  
Ganciclovir (Vitrasert) Ganirelix (Antagon) Gantanol (Sulfamethoxazole) Gantrisin (Acetyl Sulfisoxazole) Gardasil (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine) Gatifloxacin (Removed from US Market - May 2006) (Tequin) Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution (Zymar) Gemcitabine Hcl (Gemzar) Gemfibrozil (Lopid) Gemifloxacin mesylate (Factive) Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin for Inj (Mylotarg) Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hcl) Genoptic (Gentamicin Sulfate Ophthalmic) ...
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View Post: Medical management of human immunodeficiency virus infection ...
8 Aug 2008 by Kempen John H  
Use of the ganciclovir implant for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: Recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA panel. Am J Ophthalmol 1999;127:329-39. Back to cited text no. 61 ... Young S, Morlet N, Besen G, Wiley CA, Jones P, Gold J, et al . High-dose (2000-microgram) intravitreous ganciclovir in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Ophthalmology 1998;105:1404-10. Back to cited text no. 66 [PUBMED] ...
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17 Nov 2009
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View Post: ocular involvement in hiv
23 Jan 2008 by Just Another Blogger  
ganciclovir intravitreal implant (vitrasert) has been seen to significantly retard the progression of cmv retinitis compared to intravenous administration of ganciclovir. a newly developed anti-viral agent fomivirsen sodium injectable ...
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View Post: Retisert: Is the New Advance in Treatment of Uveitis a Good One ...
13 Mar 2007 by Mohammad, D. A, Sweet, B. V, Elner, S. G  
Since the approval of Vitrasert, an intravitreal ganciclovir implant used to treat cytomegalovirus retinitis, studies have been conducted that look at other compounds that could be useful in the management of intraocular diseases. ..... Martin DM, Callanan D, Pearson A, Levy B, Comstock T. Fluocinolone acetonide implant (Retisert) for noninfectious posterior uveitis: thirty-four-week results of a multicenter randomized clinical study. Ophthalmology 2006;113:1020-7. ...
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