Drug Name

Zovirax (Acyclovir)

Drug Uses

Zovirax is exploited for treating varicella (chickenpox) or zoster (herpes shingles) and treating or suppressing venereal herpes infections. It may besides be victimized for otc weather as set by your bushel.

How to use

Use Zovirax as directed by your md. Check the tag on the medication for take dosing instructions.

Take Zovirax by talk with or without nutrient.

Drinking excess fluids piece you are pickings Zovirax is recommended. Check with your fix for instructions.

Start therapy with Zovirax at the soonest mark or symptom of zoster or venereal herpes (nuisance, burn, blisters).

If treating an ague irruption, preserve victimisation Zovirax for the total grade of intervention evening if you flavor punter in a few years.

For suppressive therapy, Zovirax workings trump if it is interpreted at the like multiplication apiece day.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zovirax is an antiviral. It workings by fillet viral replica. However, Zovirax does not eradicate the virus, is not a curative, and does not foreclose transmittance to others.

Missed Dose

If you fille a zen of Zovirax, takings it as shortly as potential. If it is about meter for your succeeding pane, hop-skip the lost zen and go rachis to your even dosing agenda. Do not issue 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Store infra 25 degrees C. Do not refrigerate.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Zovirax Capsules if:

    * you are sensitized to any factor in Zovirax Capsules or to valacyclovir


Contact your fix or wellness aid supplier redress aside if any of these employ to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your md or chemist if you bear any checkup weather, peculiarly if any of the undermentioned give to you:

    * if you are fraught, preparation to get fraught, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are fetching any prescription or over-the-counter medication, herbal readying, or dietetical affix
    * if you get allergies to medicines, foods, or former substances
    * if you suffer kidney problems or a cut resistant organization



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your wellness charge supplier if you are fetching any former medicines, particularly any of the pursual:

    * Medicines that may hurt the kidney (eg, aminoglycoside antibiotics [eg, garamycin], amphotericin B, cyclosporine, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] [eg, motrin], tacrolimus, vancocin) because the chance of kidney english effects may be increased. Ask your doc if you are incertain if any of your medicines power hurt the kidney

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may crusade english effects, but many citizenry let no, or fry, incline effects. Check with your fix if any of these virtually COMMON face effects run or suit galling:

    * Diarrhea; worldwide eubstance uncomfortableness; cephalalgia; sickness/vomit.



Seek checkup aid veracious by if any of these SEVERE face effects pass:

    * Severe hypersensitive reactions (roseola; urtication; itch; difficultness eupneic; minginess in the breast; gibbosity of the mouthpiece, cheek, lips, or glossa); fast-growing demeanour; parentage in the weewee; confusedness; reduced awareness; reduced micturition; hallucinations; frown cover botheration; genial or modality changes; red, self-conceited, blistered, or shedding tegument; seizures; strange bruising or hemorrhage.

More Information

If you bear any questions roughly Zovirax Capsules, delight lecture with your md, apothecary, or over-the-counter wellness tending supplier.

Zovirax Capsules is to be victimized but by the patient for whom it is official. Do not plowshare it with over-the-counter citizenry.

If your symptoms do not amend or if they get worsened, chip with your md.