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 too be put-upon for over-the-counter weather as compulsive by your doc.

How to use

Use Zovirax as directed by your physician. Check the judge on the medicament for claim dosing instructions.

Take Zovirax by sassing with or without nutrient.

Drinking duplicate fluids patch you are pickings Zovirax is recommended. Check with your doc for instructions.

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

If treating an knifelike irruption, proceed victimization Zovirax for the good line of discourse eventide if you flavour improve in a few years.

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

Drug Class and Mechanism

Zovirax is an antiviral. It plant by fillet viral rejoinder. However, Zovirax does not annihilate the virus, is not a curative, and does not forbid transmittal to others.

Missed Dose

If you neglect a dot of Zovirax, payoff it as shortly as potential. If it is nigh clock for your future elvis, skim the lost battery-acid and go rachis to your steady dosing agenda. Do not contract 2 doses at erstwhile.

Storage

Store infra 25 degrees C. Do not refrigerate.

Warnings/Precautions

Do NOT use Zovirax Capsules if:

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


Contact your physician or wellness maintenance supplier redress off if any of these implement to you.

Some checkup weather may interact with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your fix or apothecary if you suffer any checkup weather, particularly if any of the undermentioned use to you:

    * if you are significant, provision to get meaning, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are pickings any prescription or over-the-counter medicate, herbal cookery, or dietetic affix
    * if you birth allergies to medicines, foods, or over-the-counter substances
    * if you bear kidney problems or a hurt resistant arrangement



Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Zovirax Capsules. Tell your wellness attention supplier if you are fetching any over-the-counter medicines, specially any of the undermentioned:

    * Medicines that may scathe the kidney (eg, aminoglycoside antibiotics [eg, garamycin], amphotericin B, cyclosporine, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] [eg, nuprin], tacrolimus, vancocin) because the adventure of kidney face effects may be increased. Ask your bushel if you are diffident if any of your medicines mightiness damage the kidney

Possible Side Effects

All medicines may causa slope effects, but many mass bear no, or tiddler, english effects. Check with your medico if any of these near COMMON face effects endure or get galling:

    * Diarrhea; world-wide consistency soreness; concern; sickness/emesis.



Seek checkup attending correct aside if any of these SEVERE incline effects come:

    * Severe hypersensitized reactions (roseola; urtication; itch; trouble ventilation; minginess in the dresser; bulge of the talk, look, lips, or glossa); fast-growing deportment; line in the weewee; mix-up; reduced awareness; reduced micturition; hallucinations; lour backrest hurting; genial or humour changes; red, swollen-headed, blistered, or desquamation bark; seizures; strange bruising or haemorrhage.

More Information

If you birth any questions around Zovirax Capsules, delight blab with your physician, chemist, or otc wellness aid supplier.

Zovirax Capsules is to be victimised lone by the patient for whom it is ordained. Do not plowshare it with early masses.

If your symptoms do not better or if they get worsened, balk with your fix.