How do members experience Acyclovir?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Shingles (herpes zoster) 141 90
Genital herpes 128 24
Cold sores (fever blisters) 66 34
Postherpetic neuralgia 52 2
Herpes simplex virus infection 45 4

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 5
Headaches 5
Nausea 4
Fatigue 3
Drowsiness 2
Acute renal failure 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 8
Moderate 13
Mild 26
None 178

Member evaluations

amcor2002

evaluated on Apr 15, 2017

  • Perceived effectiveness for chronic Epstein-Barr: None
  • Side effects: Mild

firefly84

evaluated on Feb 15, 2016

  • Perceived effectiveness for shingles (herpes zoster): Slight
  • Side effects: None

woofhound

evaluated on Oct 01, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for cold sores (fever blisters): Major
  • Side effects: None