Drug Name

Aciclovir (acyclovir)

Drug-use

Acyclovir capsules for the treatment of chicken pox (varicella) or shingles (herpes zoster) and treating or suppressing genital herpes infections. It can also be applied to conditions other than die by your doctor.

How to use man

Use Acyclovir as directed by your doctor.

Take Acyclovir by mouth with or hobby room without food.

Drinking extra fluids while taking acyclovir are recommended.

Therapy with acyclovir beginning at the earliest sign or symptom of shingles or genital herpes (pain, burning, blisters).

If die treat acute outbreak, continue with acyclovir for the full year course of treatment, even if you feel better in a few days.

For oppressive treatment, acyclovir works best when it is put to Work Room same times each appendage.

Ask your health care provider any questions you can use it as acyclovir.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Acyclovir is an antiviral. It works by stopping viral replication to die. However, acyclovir does not eliminate the virus, is not a panacea and does not prevent transmission to others.

Missed dose

If you miss a dose of aciclovir and it regularly, take it as bare as possible. If it quick time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and die you go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store acyclovir 68-77 graduate student F (20 and 25 graduate student C). Brief storage at temperatures of 59-86 graduate student F (15 and 30 C graduate student) is allowed. Store away from heat, moisture and light. Not in the bad. Keep Acyclovir out of the reach of children and pets.

Warnings / precautions

Use no acyclovir, if:

It is on any allergic ingredients acyclovir;

if she is a growing Mother, it is a gestation plan or the lactation period on the breast;

if it is accepted or no prescription drug available without prescription, grass or preparation of the nutrition supplement;

if you allergies on drugs, food or other materials;

if it problems with the kidneys or to impairment of the system immunitario.

Thus are valid for own doctor or sudden doctor if this one is valid even for you.

Some medical conditions can interoperate with acyclovir capsules. The doctor or chemist informal, if you some medical conditions, above all if they themselves must apply one of the ones next to you:

if she is a mother growing, it is a plan or the gestation period lactation on the breast

if it is accepted or available without prescription no prescription drug, or dietary supplement grass preparation

if you allergies on drugs, food or other materials

if it problems with the kidneys or to impairment of the system immunitario

Some drugs are able to do with acyclovir capsules. Inform your doctor if you take other drugs, above all of one of the following qualities:

The drugs which could damage the kidney (eg, aminoglycoside antibiotics [eg, gentamicin], amphotericin B, cyclosporine, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs ale [NSAIDs] [eg, ibuprofen], tacrolimus, vancomycin) because the risk can be raised by kidney stones side effects . Ask your doctor if you are unsafe Whether your all drugs could damage the kidneys will