Acyclovir Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Zovirax
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.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 13 |
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1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Rash/skin problems | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Shingles (herpes zoster) | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Improve immune function | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Personal research
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1 | 50% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 50% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- nolaguy68
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
- 48
- VL 206
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- nolaguy68
- since Dec 16, 2008
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Efficacy
None
for Support another treatment
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips love Acyclovir, stops cold sore in thier tracks See full evaluation
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- ShannonandJohn
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 441
- VL 30
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- ShannonandJohn
- 800 mg daily
- since May 08, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Shingles (herpes zoster)
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 22, 2009.