Uses
Acyclovir (Zovirax) is an antiviral medication used for the treatment of
Acyclovir is an antiviral prescription medicine approved by the U
Acyclovir is an antiviral drug, a synthetic nucleoside analogue, that has
Acyclovir is used to treat viral infections
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Burning or stinging
This medicine must be given slowly, and the infusion can take at least 1 hour to complete
It treats a range of infections caused by herpes viruses, including: cold sores
Known hypersensitivity to acyclovir or valacyclovir
Burning or stinging
COMMON BRAND NAME (S): Zovirax
Acyclovir is a synthetic nucleoside analogue active against herpes viruses
This step does not occur to any significant degree in uninfected cells and thereby lends specificity to the drug's activity
Acyclovir is a synthetic nucleoside analogue active against herpes viruses
Acyclovir cream may be applied at any time during a cold sore outbreak, but it works best when it is applied at the very beginning of a cold sore outbreak, when there is tingling, redness, itching, or a bump but the cold sore
Prescribed for Cold Sores, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Simplex - Congenital, Herpes Simplex - Suppression, Herpes Zoster, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Mechanism of Antiviral Action: Acyclovir is a synthetic purine nucleoside analogue with in vitro and in vivo inhibitory activity against herpes simplex virus types 1 (HSV-1), 2 (HSV-2), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Acyclovir injection is used to treat herpes simplex encephalitis (brain infection with swelling caused by the herpes virus) and herpes infections in newborn infants
These drugs include: Acyclovir (Zovirax) Famciclovir
One approved antiviral treats the coronavirus that causes COVID-19