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Aciclovir.

Household medicine Number 1.
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Last updated: June 13, 2022
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Other names?
Acyclovir
What type of medicine?
Antiviral
Used to treat what?
Infections caused by Herpes virus
For example...
Genital Herpes and Cold Sores
As well as...
Chickenpox and Shingles
Prescribed or not?
Both
Available as...
Tablets, liquid, cream and injection
Start to feel better when?
After a few days
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Side effects?
Headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting
Food and water?
Both
Adults or children?
Both
Suitable for pregnancy?
No
Dosage?
200mg - 800mg
Frequency?
2 - 5 evenly spaced doses a day
Other medicines?
Cimetidine, Mycophenolate Mofetil, Probenecid, Aminophylline and theophylline
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