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what is the best laboratory test to monitor for ganciclovir toxicity?
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Dr. Alan Jackson answered
30 years experience Addiction Medicine
Gangcyclovir is....: toxic to the kidneys and can suppress the bone marrow, blood work and kidney function are ways to follow up for toxicity.
Answered on Oct 7, 2017
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