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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...
- 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,...
- occurs, its severity. If
shingles develops,
antiviral medications such as
aciclovir can
reduce the
severity and
duration of
disease if
started within 72 hours...
- For
herpes the
treatment of
choice is
aciclovir. If
encephalitis is suspected,
empiric treatment with IV
aciclovir is
often warranted.
Surgical management...
- 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 Pot****ium iodideα
Aciclovir Abacavir Lamivudine Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Zidovudine Efavirenz...
- 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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other nucleoside analogues, such as the more
widely used
aciclovir. A
difference between aciclovir and
penciclovir is that the
active triphosphate form of...
