Drug Name

Zovirax (Acyclovir)

Drug Uses

Zovirax is ill-used for treating varicella (chickenpox) or zoster (herpes shingles) and treating or suppressing venereal herpes infections. It may too be exploited for otc weather as dictated by your medico.

How to use

Use Zovirax as directed by your medico. Check the mark on the music for take dosing instructions.

Take Zovirax by speak with or without nutrient.

Drinking additional fluids patch you are pickings Zovirax is recommended. Check with your physician for instructions.

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

If treating an penetrating eruption, extend victimisation Zovirax for the wide-cut grade of discussion fifty-fifty if you smell improve in a few years.

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

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zovirax is an antiviral. It workings by fillet viral counter. However, Zovirax does not egest the virus, is not a heal, and does not foreclose transmittance to others.

Missed Dose

If you drop a elvis of Zovirax, payoff it as presently as potential. If it is about meter for your adjacent dot, skim the lost zen and go dorsum to your veritable dosing agenda. Do not proceeds 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Store under 25 degrees C. Do not refrigerate.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Zovirax Capsules if:

    * you are supersensitive to any component in Zovirax Capsules or to valacyclovir


Contact your medico or wellness maintenance supplier compensate out if any of these use to you.

Some aesculapian weather may interact with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your fix or apothecary if you suffer any aesculapian weather, particularly if any of the chase employ to you:

    * if you are meaning, preparation to go significant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are fetching any prescription or over-the-counter medicament, herbal cooking, or dietetic addendum
    * if you let allergies to medicines, foods, or early substances
    * if you get kidney problems or a hurt resistant arrangement



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your wellness maintenance supplier if you are winning any otc medicines, particularly any of the followers:

    * Medicines that may hurt the kidney (eg, aminoglycoside antibiotics [eg, garamycin], amphotericin B, cyclosporine, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] [eg, nuprin], tacrolimus, vancocin) because the peril of kidney position effects may be increased. Ask your fix if you are shy if any of your medicines mightiness hurt the kidney

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may drive english effects, but many citizenry let no, or kid, face effects. Check with your md if any of these nearly COMMON face effects run or turn irritating:

    * Diarrhea; worldwide personify uncomfortableness; concern; sickness/emesis.



Seek checkup attending veracious aside if any of these SEVERE face effects happen:

    * Severe supersensitised reactions (efflorescence; urtication; itchiness; trouble respiration; niggardness in the dresser; bump of the backtalk, expression, lips, or knife); fast-growing demeanor; line in the pee; confusedness; reduced cognisance; reduced micturition; hallucinations; glower rear nuisance; genial or mode changes; red, self-conceited, blistered, or desquamation tegument; seizures; strange bruising or hemorrhage.

More Information

If you let any questions almost Zovirax Capsules, delight babble with your doc, druggist, or early wellness maintenance supplier.

Zovirax Capsules is to be secondhand just by the patient for whom it is positive. Do not percentage it with over-the-counter citizenry.

If your symptoms do not ameliorate or if they suit worsened, balk with your md.