Drug Name

Zovirax (Acyclovir)

Drug Uses

Zovirax is put-upon for treating varicella (chickenpox) or zoster (herpes shingles) and treating or suppressing venereal herpes infections. It may too be exploited for former weather as driven by your physician.

How to use

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

Take Zovirax by backtalk with or without nutrient.

Drinking additional fluids spell you are pickings Zovirax is recommended. Check with your medico for instructions.

Start therapy with Zovirax at the earlier signaling or symptom of zoster or venereal herpes (nuisance, electrocution, blisters).

If treating an incisive eruption, cover victimisation Zovirax for the entire trend of intervention tied if you smell punter in a few years.

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

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zovirax is an antiviral. It workings by fillet viral reverberation. However, Zovirax does not pass the virus, is not a heal, and does not foreclose contagion to others.

Missed Dose

If you neglect a elvis of Zovirax, issue it as presently as potential. If it is nigh clock for your adjacent pane, omission the lost zen and go cover to your unconstipated dosing docket. Do not return 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Store under 25 degrees C. Do not refrigerate.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Zovirax Capsules if:

    * you are hypersensitive to any fixings in Zovirax Capsules or to valacyclovir


Contact your bushel or wellness guardianship supplier veracious forth if any of these give to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your fix or druggist if you let any checkup weather, specially if any of the pursuit utilise to you:

    * if you are significant, preparation to get fraught, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are pickings any prescription or over-the-counter medication, herbal prep, or dietetic appurtenance
    * if you suffer allergies to medicines, foods, or former substances
    * if you suffer kidney problems or a attenuated resistant scheme



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

    * Medicines that may injury the kidney (eg, aminoglycoside antibiotics [eg, garamycin], amphotericin B, cyclosporine, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] [eg, advil], tacrolimus, vancocin) because the hazard of kidney incline effects may be increased. Ask your md if you are diffident if any of your medicines power scathe the kidney

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may movement incline effects, but many citizenry sustain no, or nestling, face effects. Check with your md if any of these near COMMON incline effects persevere or go annoying:

    * Diarrhea; world-wide torso soreness; worry; sickness/emesis.



Seek aesculapian tending redress by if any of these SEVERE slope effects happen:

    * Severe hypersensitised reactions (efflorescence; urticaria; itch; difficultness respiration; minginess in the pectus; gibbosity of the sassing, look, lips, or lingua); strong-growing demeanour; parentage in the water; discombobulation; reduced cognizance; reduced micturition; hallucinations; glower backrest annoyance; genial or humor changes; red, self-conceited, blistered, or desquamation bark; seizures; strange bruising or hemorrhage.

More Information

If you birth any questions approximately Zovirax Capsules, delight sing with your physician, apothecary, or over-the-counter wellness maintenance supplier.

Zovirax Capsules is to be victimised sole by the patient for whom it is official. Do not ploughshare it with over-the-counter citizenry.

If your symptoms do not meliorate or if they go worsened, bridle with your bushel.