VIREST

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Hong Kong SAR China, Singapore.

Active ingredients

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

1	Aciclovir 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.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-1935	Tablet	Virest 400 Tablet TAB 400 mg		10/11/2020
04-4464	Cream	Virest 5% Cream CREAM 5% 1 X 5g	13 RNW-PP-112458 Virest 5% Cream ACYCLOVIR 5% w/w Acyclovir 5%w/w, Propyl paraben, Methyl Paraben, Oleic acid, Propylene glycol, liquid paraffin Apr-64 Drugs Imported Products 15g Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 1/15/2020 PHAMATEX NIGERIA LIMITED, 1, CRYSTAL GLASS CLOSE, AMUWO-ODOFIN 1470193 phamatex@gmail.com Hovid Bhd., Lot 56442, 7 1/2 Miles, Jalan Ipoh/ Chemor, 31200 Chemor, Perak Malaysia, Malaysia	25/05/2023

Medicine classification

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

ATC Group		Classification
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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Authorization and marketing

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

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	44894, 44895, 46159
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-1935, 04-3770, 04-4464
SG	Health Sciences Authority	10232P, 10233P