Active Ingredient: Aciclovir
Aciclovir is indicated for the treatment of varicella (chickenpox) indicated for the treatment of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles) infections.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
4,000 mg
800 mg 5 time(s) per day every day for 7 day(s)
800 mg should be taken five times daily at approximately four-hourly intervals, omitting the night time dose. Treatment should continue for seven days.
In severely immunocompromised patients (e.g. after marrow transplant) or in patients with impaired absorption from the gut, consideration should be given to intravenous dosing.
Dosing should begin as early as possible after the start of an infection: Treatment of herpes zoster yields better results if initiated as soon as possible after the onset of the rash. Treatment of chickenpox in immunocompetent patients should begin within 24 hours after onset of the rash.
Cutaneous
5 {spreads}
1 {spreads} 5 time(s) per day every day for 5 day(s)
Cream should be applied five times daily at approximately four hourly intervals, omitting the night time application. Treatment should be continued for at least 4 days for herpes labialis and for 5 days for genital herpes. If healing has not occurred then treatment may be continued for up to an additional 5 days.
Intravenous
15 - 30 mg per kg of body weight
From 5 To 10 mg per kg of body weight 3 time(s) per day every day for 7 day(s)
Patients with Herpes simplex (except herpes encephalitis) or Varicella zoster infections should be given aciclovir I.V. in doses of 5 mg/kg body weight every 8 hours provided renal function is not impaired.
Immunocompromised patients with Varicella zoster infections or patients with herpes encephalitis should be given aciclovir I.V. in doses of 10 mg/kg body weight every 8 hours provided renal function is not impaired.
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