Aciclovir, also known as acyclovir, is an antiviral medication. It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox...

appears to be safe. It is a prodrug, which works after being converted to aciclovir in a person's body. Valaciclovir was patented in 1987 and came into medical...

help with the symptoms. Treatments with antiviral medication such as aciclovir or valaciclovir can lessen the severity of symptomatic episodes. Worldwide...

those at increased risk of complications, antiviral medication such as aciclovir is recommended. Chickenpox occurs in all parts of the world. In 2013,...

occurs, its severity. If shingles develops, antiviral medications such as aciclovir can reduce the severity and duration of disease if started within 72 hours...

For herpes the treatment of choice is aciclovir. If encephalitis is suspected, empiric treatment with IV aciclovir is often warranted. Surgical management...

cholesterol-lowering agents (e.g. simvastatin) -vir for antivirals (e.g. aciclovir or ritonavir) -navir for antiretroviral protease inhibitors (e.g. darunavir)...

daily, in contrast to aciclovir, valaciclovir and other antivirals. A study has found that it is more effective than aciclovir, but this has been disputed...

other nucleoside analogues, such as the more widely used aciclovir. A difference between aciclovir and penciclovir is that the active triphosphate form of...

Itraconazole Nystatin Voriconazole Complementary: Micafunginα Potassium iodideα Aciclovir Abacavir Lamivudine Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Zidovudine Efavirenz...

stems what drug class the drug belongs to. For example, one can tell that aciclovir is an antiviral drug because its name ends in the -vir suffix. The earliest...

Aches-N-Pain Achromycin Aci-jel aciclovir (INN) acifran (INN) Acihexal (Hexal Australia) [Au], also known as aciclovir Acilac Aciphex acipimox (INN) acitazanolast...

Examples Type I Intracellular Type IA Therapeutic target tissues/cells Aciclovir, fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, L-DOPA...

by herpes simplex viruses, can be serious and requires treatment with aciclovir. Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is a highly contagious disease caused...

nucleoside analogues are aciclovir for Herpes simplex virus infections and lamivudine for HIV and hepatitis B virus infections. Aciclovir is one of the oldest...

"normal" transcriptase (DNA to RNA). The first successful antiviral, aciclovir, is a nucleoside analogue, and is effective against herpesvirus infections...

used its power to mandate a warning on fluoroquinolones, ceftriaxone, aciclovir, and pioglitazone. Health Canada terms its version of boxed warnings "serious...

Intravenous aciclovir, can be used to prevent viral replication, and in the event of persistent lymphocytic pleocytosis, higher doses of aciclovir can also...

trade names Viru-Merz and Viru-Merz Serol. Its performance is similar to aciclovir. Like rimantadine, amantadine, and adapromine, tromantadine is a derivative...

manufactured by Wellcome in 1987 in Kent; they also introduced Zovirax (aciclovir), and the naturally occurring digoxin, a cardiac glycoside. After a plane...

(amiodarone, mexiletine, propafenone, verapamil), cimetidine, famotidine, aciclovir, ticlopidine and oral contraceptives) is contraindicated. Concomitant...

cytomegalovirus retinitis. Cidofovir has also shown efficacy in the treatment of aciclovir-resistant HSV infections. Cidofovir has also been investigated as a treatment...

[citation needed] It can be treated with systemic antiviral drugs, such as aciclovir or valganciclovir. Foscarnet may also be used for immunocompromised host...

there, and Foreman suggests melioidosis. They start her on an IV drip and aciclovir, which works, until she starts gasping. Thirteen suggests polyserositis...

Chemical structure of aciclovir...

Sulfonamides, combinations D06BB01 Idoxuridine D06BB02 Tromantadine D06BB03 Aciclovir D06BB04 Podophyllotoxin D06BB05 Inosine D06BB06 Penciclovir D06BB07 Lysozyme...

cyclophosphamide, amphotericin B Tubular obstruction: sulphonamides, methotrexate, aciclovir, diethylene glycol, triamterene. Main article : Acute interstitial nephritis...

of herpetic uveitis, anti-viral medications, such as valaciclovir or aciclovir, may be administered to treat the causative viral infection. Uveitis affects...

results from inability of the corneal epithelium to heal. But on the viral aciclovir eye ointment q.i.d can be used together a systemic antiviral drug t.d...

 Antiviral drugs are used to treat herpetic gingivostomatitis such as aciclovir, valaciclovir, famciclovir, and in resistance cases foscarnet can be used...