VALTREX

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug VALTREX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII G447S0T1VC - VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Valaciclovir, an antiviral, is the L-valine ester of aciclovir. Valaciclovir is rapidly and almost completely converted in man to aciclovir and valine. Aciclovir is a specific inhibitor of the herpes viruses with in vitro activity against herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6).

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 VALTREX Film-coated tablet MPI, US: SPL/PLR FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
J05AB11 Valaciclovir J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 5480K, 6280M, 8064K, 8133C, 8134D, 9568N
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 510608401111314, 510608402116311
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02219492, 02246559
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 24.450-04-02
EE Ravimiamet 1016301, 1529513, 1539862, 1539873, 1539884, 1539895, 1680757, 1680768, 1680779, 1680780, 1680791, 1680803, 1831003
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 61240, 61241
FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus 175612, 184598, 374397, 377333
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 106859, 146911, 147492, 21860, 21862, 398806, 398807
HK Department of Health Drug Office 49389
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 51800, 51842, 51865, 58818
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 3166, 3383
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 6250019D1020, 6250019F1020
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1002787, 1059619, 1059620, 1059621, 1059622, 1060083, 1068921, 1087919
NG Registered Drug Product Database 04-8114
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NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 7349, 7350, 7351
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100081024
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W65100001, W65100002, W65100003, W65100004, W65100005, W65100006
SG Health Sciences Authority 08229P
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699522092505, 8699522092512, 8699522097524
US FDA, National Drug Code 0173-0565, 0173-0933

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