"famciclovir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ [General-American] Forms: FCV [abbreviation]
Etymology: From [Term?] + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-ciclovir|t2=bicyclic heterocycle compound}} [Term?] + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} famciclovir (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A prodrug form C₁₄H₁₉N₅O₄ of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
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