| In patients older than 50 years, valacyclovir decreases the duration of acute pain and post-herpetic neuralgia compared with acyclovir. |
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| Valacyclovir, a prodrug that metabolizes to acyclovir, has better bioavailability and requires less frequent dosing than acyclovir. |
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| In severe cases an antiviral drug called acyclovir may be prescribed early on in the infection. |
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| When a pregnant woman does come down with chickenpox, she can be treated with the oral antiviral drug acyclovir to help ease symptoms. |
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| Bladder infections caused by the herpes virus are usually treated with antiviral drugs such as acyclovir. |
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| There is some benefit from the anti viral drug acyclovir and aggressive anti-pain management, but prevention would be better. |
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| Concentrations of acyclovir were detected in plasma and amniotic fluid samples, as well as in homogenates of fetal tissues. |
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| Treatment has entered a new era with the development of anti-viral drugs starting with acyclovir, which is beneficial if started in the first 3 days of the illness. |
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| In other instances, renal function improved following increased hydration, dosage adjustment, or discontinuation of acyclovir therapy. |
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| Thus, there was no indication of enhanced metabolism of acyclovir as a result of chronic treatment. |
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| Observed alterations in renal function have been transient, in some instances resolving spontaneously without change in acyclovir dosing regimen. |
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| Herpes simplex encephalitis is treated with medications such as acyclovir or vidarabine. |
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| The effect of the use of acyclovir on the natural history of herpes simplex or varicella-zoster infection is unknown. |
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| Caution should therefore be exercised when acyclovir is administered to a nursing mother. |
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| Administration of acyclovir by intravenous infusion must be accompanied by adequate hydration. |
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| Prescription antivirals to treat herpes simplex include acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir. |
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| The patient was treated with piperacillin-tazobactam, ciprofloxacin, acyclovir, voriconazole, and loperamide. |
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| The only palliative so far licensed by the Food and Drug Administration is an ointment called acyclovir, made by Burroughs Wellcome, which relieves the symptoms during an initial attack of herpes. |
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| However, mutation of HSV-TK or VZV-TK can cause resistance to acyclovir. |
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| Bacterial infections can be treated with sulfonamides, penicillins, and tetracyclines, and research into viral infections has revealed the effectiveness of acyclovir against the herpes virus. |
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| Phosphorylation by either HSV-TK or VZV-TK converts acyclovir into acyclovir triphosphate, which is then incorporated into viral DNA, thereby blocking further DNA synthesis. |
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| Strains of herpes simplex virus which are less susceptible to acyclovir have been isolated from herpes lesions and have also emerged during intravenous treatment with acyclovir. |
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| Time of addition studies with acyclovir showed that the compound was effective early in the replicative cycle of HSV-1, i.e., prior to 8 hours postinfection. |
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| Data concerning peritoneal dialysis are incomplete but indicate that this method may be significantly less efficient in removing acyclovir from the blood. |
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| The effect of acyclovir on human cells was measured. |
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| In summary, the quantitative relationship between the in vitro susceptibility of HSV and VZV to acyclovir and the clinical response to therapy has not been clearly established in man. |
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| No changes in health, growth rate, hematology and clinical chemistry measurements occurred that could be definitely attributed to dosing with acyclovir. |
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| Co-administration of probenecid with intravenous acyclovir has been shown to increase the mean half-life and the area under the concentration-time curve. |
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| Biotransformation of the antiviral drugs acyclovir and penciclovir in activated sludge treatment. |
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| The antiviral drugs acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir may reduce symptoms if started within three days of getting the rash. |
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| Nonetheless, cutaneous vesicular eruption following intravenous acyclovir administration is rare. |
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| Treatment is with intravitreal ganciclovir injections and oral acyclovir, but once retinal detachment occurs, surgery is needed. |
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| The patient was given decadron, ceftriaxone, ampicillin, vancomycin, and acyclovir. |
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| The patient was started on antihypertensive medication, empiric acyclovir, decadron, and cerebyx. |
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| Prescription and over-the-counter topical antivirals, such as docosanol, acyclovir, and penciclovir, speed healing by about half a day. |
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| Only a few drugs are currently available for the treatment of HSV infections such as acyclovir or penciclovir. |
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| An evaluation of the synergistic antiviral effects of acemannan in combination with azidothymidine and acyclovir. |
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| Antiviral agents frequently applied for treatment of herpesvirus infections include acyclovir and its derivatives. |
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| An example involved a 62-year-old patient on haemodialysis who was treated for a viral infection with the drug acyclovir. |
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| A repeat vitreous tap in April 2011 showed a positive PCR for VZV in addition to CMV and she received 2 weeks of intravenous acyclovir. |
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| Therefore, acyclovir treatment is used in immunocompromised children with ZZ infection. |
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| Treatment of herpes in pregnancy usually involves either acyclovir or valacyclovir. |
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| The current options for adjuvant treatment include alpha interferon, indole 3-carbinol, cidofovir, acyclovir, and photodynamic therap. |
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| Meanwhile, currently available prescription and over-the-counter topical antivirals, such as docosanol, acyclovir, and penciclovir, speed healing by only about half a day. |
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| Dab on acyclovir cream as soon as you feel this to reduce severity. |
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| In cells infected with the herpes virus, acyclovir is converted to a metabolic blocking agent, thereby largely overcoming the old and plaguing problem of toxicity to the host. |
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| Acyclovir and ddC were used as a positive control of HSV and ADV, respectively. |
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| Acyclovir is an acyclic guanosine analog that inhibits viral DNA replication of infected cells. |
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| Acyclovir seems to be the most promising treatment, since it has shown effectiveness in mucocutaneous, genital, and encephalitic HSV infections. |
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| Acyclovir tablets taken for three to six months at a time can help with frequent outbreaks. |
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| Cold sores are usually treated with Acyclovir 5 per cent cream, applied to the cold sore five times a day for five days. |
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