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What is Acyclovir?

Acyclovir is a type of medicine called an antiviral. Antivirals kill viruses or stop viruses from multiplying. Acyclovir is used to treat herpesvirus infections spread by direct skin-to-skin contact. Acyclovir will not cure herpes infections.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 30 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Prevent infection 17 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Cold sores (fever blisters) 14 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Shingles (herpes zoster) 13 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Genital Herpes 12 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Shingles rash 11 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 141 patients currently taking Acyclovir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 8
None
 43

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acyclovir

Diarrhea 2
Headaches 2
Nausea 2
Nausea and vomiting 1
Stomach upset 1
Painful lymph nodes (glands) 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acyclovir. See all 24 dosages ►

  daily 400mg as needed 800mg as needed 200mg as needed 200 mg daily 400 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 4,000 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 12 Number of Patients: 12 32 Number of Patients: 32 44 Number of Patients: 44 6 Number of Patients: 6 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acyclovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 29   Course of treatment ended: 62%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 15%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 13%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 9%
Other 4   Other: 9%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Expense 1   Expense: 2%

See all 45 patients who’ve stopped taking Acyclovir

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acyclovir

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Acyclovir

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acyclovir

Always
 40 73%
Usually
 7 13%
Sometimes
 7 13%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acyclovir

Very
 2 4%
Somewhat
 3 5%
A little
 8 15%
Not at all
 42 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acyclovir

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 5 14%
$25-49
 4 11%
< $25
 28 76%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.