ZOVIRAX

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UK.

Active ingredients

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

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UNII X4HES1O11F - ACYCLOVIR
 

Acyclovir is an antiviral agent with activity against herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus. Acyclovir inhibits the DNA polymerase of the virus, preventing further proliferation.

 
Read more about Aciclovir

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 Zovirax Eye Ointment MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 ZOVIRAX Cream MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 ZOVIRAX Dispersible film-coated tablets MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)
 Zovirax Intravenous injection MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group Classification
D06BB03 Aciclovir D Dermatologicals → D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use → D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use → D06BB Antivirals
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J05AB01 Aciclovir 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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S01AD03 Aciclovir S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01A Antiinfectives → S01AD Antivirals
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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)
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 510609301119311, 510609302158310, 510609304169311, 510609305165318
CA Health Products and Food Branch 00569771, 00886157, 02039524
DE Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte 02799289, 04749858
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 24.115-1-09-11, 24.318-02-02, 24.769-10-02, 25.892-08-04
EE Ravimiamet 1006603, 1006625, 1006681, 1724093, 1790298, 1793123
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 56779, 56780, 58286, 59226
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60485234, 60618154, 65069229, 65123812, 65391283, 68670676, 68750987
GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 147425, 147449, 147452, 147453, 15866, 15896, 164527, 164528, 187460, 21961, 29179, 29180, 29182, 29185, 36060, 44443, 44450
HK Department of Health Drug Office 18688, 19705, 25758, 30325, 35962, 47049
IE Health Products Regulatory Authority 52811, 52868, 52942, 54798, 55719, 55727, 55832, 55850, 55982
IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת 1191, 1192, 3047, 4317, 5082, 5083, 8163
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 025298050, 025298074, 025298086, 025298124
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 6250002D1024, 6250002F1025, 6250002F2021, 6250401F1155, 6250701M1027, 6250701N1049
LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba 1010778, 1061424, 1078751, 1082490, 1093394
MT Medicines Authority AA565/47301, MA192/01301, MA192/01302, PI908/06101B, PI908/06102A
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 039M89, 115M84, 151M85, 183M83, 245M89, 365M94
NL Z-Index G-Standaard 13488627, 14864541
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 23094, 27871
NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority 3418
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100021772, 100074774
SG Health Sciences Authority 01191P, 01192P, 01193P, 01525P, 08133P
TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament 6580081, 6580082
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699522352678, 8699522352692, 8699522702398, 8699522792030
US FDA, National Drug Code 0187-0993, 0187-0994, 0378-9735
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 29/20.2.8/0452, P/15.4/238, Q/20.2.8/164, R/20.2.8/271, S/20.2.8/236

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