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Valtrex label change: breast-feeding.(PRODUCTS)

Internal Medicine News,  March, 2005  

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GlaxoSmithKline is changing the label of Valtrex (valacyclovir) caplets to reflect new data on nursing mothers. After oral administration of 500 mg of the drug, five nursing mothers had peak acyclovir concentrations in breast milk ranging from 0.5 to 2.3 times the corresponding maternal serum acyclovir concentrations. A 500-mg dose of Valtrex twice daily would provide a ...

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