Which of the following drugs is most likely to cause additive anemia and neutropenia if administered to an AIDS patient taking zidovudine?
High-Yield Explanation
* Ganciclovir is the drug of choice for CMV infections. * It should not be combined with zidovudine because both have bone marrow suppressant propey. * It is an analogue of acyclovir which is most active against CMV. but also inhibits other herpes viruses viz. H.simplex, H. zoster and EBV.