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What is Valacyclovir?

Valacyclovir is used to treat herpes zoster (shingles) and genital herpes. It does not cure herpes infections but decreases pain and itching, helps sores to heal, and prevents new ones from forming.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Shingles rash 21 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Cold sores (fever blisters) 12 2 Efficacy_major
Herpes outbreak 9 1 Efficacy_major
Shingles (herpes zoster) 9 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Prevent infection 6 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 95 patients currently taking Valacyclovir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 28

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

Dizziness 2
Headaches 2
Pain in lower back 1
Urinary frequency 1
Lower back pain on waking 1
Increased thirst 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Valacyclovir. See all 23 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 1g as needed 1 g daily 2 mg daily 2 g daily 3 g daily 10 mg daily 50 mg daily 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 38 Number of Patients: 38 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Valacyclovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 25   Course of treatment ended: 64%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 18%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 8%
Other 3   Other: 8%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%
Expense 2   Expense: 5%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Valacyclovir

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

Currently Taking Valacyclovir

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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 Valacyclovir

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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 Valacyclovir

Always
 28 76%
Usually
 6 16%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 3 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Valacyclovir

Very
 1 3%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 6 16%
Not at all
 30 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Valacyclovir

$200+
 2 8%
$100-199
 2 8%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 5 20%
< $25
 15 60%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.