Active Ingredient: Aciclovir
Aciclovir is indicated for the treatment of herpes encephalitis.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
60 mg per kg of body weight
20 mg per kg of body weight 3 time(s) per day every day for 10 day(s)
20 mg/kg infused at a constant rate over 1 hour, every 8 hours for 10 days.
Must be administered by slow intravenous infusion over one hour.
Intravenous
1,500 mg per m² of body surface area (BSA)
500 mg per m² of body surface area (BSA) 3 time(s) per day every day for 10 day(s)
In immunocompromised children with Varicella zoster infections or children with herpes encephalitis, aciclovir should be given in doses of 500 mg per square metre body surface area every 8 hours if renal function is not impaired.
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