famciclovir (English, noun)
expansion: famciclovir (uncountable, abbreviation FCV)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: FCV
tags: abbreviation