Shingles

Active Ingredient: Brivudine

Indication for Brivudine

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Brivudine is used in adults with no abnormality of their immune system (the body’s defences) for the early treatment of shingles (herpes zoster).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

125 mg once a day for 7 days

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

125 - 125 mg

Dosage regimen

From 125 To 125 mg once every day for 7 day(s)

Active ingredient

Brivudine

Brivudine is a thymidine analogue with antiviral activity, indicated for the early treatment of acute herpes zoster in adult patients. Brivudine is incorporated into the viral DNA and blocks the action of DNA polymerases, thus inhibiting viral replication.

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