Aciclovir, also known as acyclovir, is an antiviral medication. It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox...
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appears to be safe. It is a prodrug, which works after being converted to aciclovir in a person's body. Valaciclovir was patented in 1987 and came into medical...
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help with the symptoms. Treatments with antiviral medication such as aciclovir or valaciclovir can lessen the severity of symptomatic episodes. Worldwide...
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those at increased risk of complications, antiviral medication such as aciclovir is recommended. Chickenpox occurs in all parts of the world. In 2013,...
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occurs, its severity. If shingles develops, antiviral medications such as aciclovir can reduce the severity and duration of disease if started within 72 hours...
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For herpes the treatment of choice is aciclovir. If encephalitis is suspected, empiric treatment with IV aciclovir is often warranted. Surgical management...
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other nucleoside analogues, such as the more widely used aciclovir. A difference between aciclovir and penciclovir is that the active triphosphate form of...
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daily, in contrast to aciclovir, valaciclovir and other antivirals. A study has found that it is more effective than aciclovir, but this has been disputed...
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cholesterol-lowering agents (e.g. simvastatin) -vir for antivirals (e.g. aciclovir or ritonavir) -navir for antiretroviral protease inhibitors (e.g. darunavir)...
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Itraconazole Nystatin Voriconazole Complementary: Micafunginα Potassium iodideα Aciclovir Abacavir Lamivudine Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Zidovudine Efavirenz...
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