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Zovirax

Zovirax



USES: This medication is used to treat herpes infections of the skin, mouth, mucous membranes, genital herpes, herpes zoster (shingles), and chickenpox in some individuals. This medication does not cure herpes, but relieves the pain and may make the infection clear faster.


 
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Avg Consumer Rating 3.6 out of 5
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Zovirax

Uses
This medication is used to treat herpes infections of the skin, mouth, mucous membranes, genital herpes, herpes zoster (shingles), and chickenpox in some individuals. This medication does not cure herpes, but relieves the pain and may make the infection clear faster.
Notes
  • Avoid sexual activity while signs and symptoms of genital herpes are present to prevent infecting your partner.
  • Inform your doctor if this medication does not appear to decrease the frequency or severity of recurrent infections.

Storage
  • Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.


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How To Use
  • Begin taking this medication as soon as symptoms appear.
  • Take this medication as directed.
  • Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
  • Try to take the medication at evenly spaced intervals throughout the day and night.
  • This will ensure a constant blood level of the medication and is most effective.

Side Effects
  • This medication may cause stomach upset, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, dizziness or weakness.
  • These effects should disappear in a few days as your body adjusts to the medication.
  • If they persist or become worse, inform your doctor.
  • Notify your doctor if you experience numbness or tingling of the hands or feet, leg pain, sore throat or a skin rash while taking this medication.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • This medication should be used cautiously during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
  • It is not known if this medication appears in breast milk.
  • Consult with your doctor before before breast-feeding.

Missed Dose
  • If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
  • Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Drug Interactions
  • Inform your doctor about all the medicines you use (both prescription and nonprescription).
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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User Medicine Opinions for Zovirax  
Overall: 5 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 47
Time Taken: 2 years
Reason: genital herpes Date: 25 November 2004
Side Effects
NIL

Additional Thoughts

Overall: 5 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 38
Time Taken: 5 years
Reason: cold sores (herpes simplex) Date: 21 February 2005
Side Effects
Light peeling of the skin on the lips.

Additional Thoughts
Zovirax drastically reduces the symptoms I usually feel with the onset of an outbreak. Sores are smaller, do not erupt as much, and disappear in 3-4 days. Fever is avoided when treatment is initiated early. Sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, congestion, runny nose, are all reduced significantly. I have been using this for 5 years. A round of treatment usually lasts a week. I continue treatment 2 days past the last symptom, with 6-10 applications per day.

Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 5 out of 5
No dependency problems: 5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 62
Time Taken: 7 days
Reason: Shingles Date: 27 August 2005
Side Effects
Nausea, Diaharrea, vomiting

Additional Thoughts
Worked against shingles, but expensive and side effects were miserable.

Overall: 2 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 4 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 5 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 45
Time Taken: 5 days
Reason: Neuralgia (from Shingles) Date: 7 March 2006
Side Effects
Weakness, depression, malaise

Additional Thoughts
Not very effective so far, and I really dislike the side effects...

Overall: 4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions 3 out of 5
Healing Power: 4 out of 5
No dependency problems: 4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit: 4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 10
Time Taken: 10 days
Reason: shingles in my 10 yr old Date: 13 April 2007
Side Effects
nausea and fatigue

Additional Thoughts
My son was put on acyclovir for shingles. He is 10 years old. I was concerned becuase of the serious side effects I read about. The medicince worked well, though. His only side effect was on day two, I think when he tollk his second dose and the medicine had really hit his system good, he got stomach cramps with nausea and he was really tired/worn out like he just didnt want to get up and do anything. It did wear off later that day, however. His rash from the shingles dried up and the medicine did its job.

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