trade names: Cy-tovene, DHPG; drug class: antiviral; action: inhibits replication of most herpes viruses in vitro; in vivo by selective inhibition of human CMV DNA polymerase and by direct incorporation into viral DNA; uses: cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS.

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