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VALTROVIR Indications
- Treatment of diseases of the skin and mucous membranes caused by the herpes simplex virus, including newly detected and recurrent genital herpes;
- treatment of cold sores (Herpes labialis);
- preventive treatment of recurrences of infections of the skin and mucous membranes caused by the herpes simplex virus, including genital herpes;
- reducing the risk of transmission of the virus from patients with genital herpes (when using valaciclovir as a suppressive therapy in combination with the rules of safe sex);
- treatment of shingles;
- prevention of cytomegalovirus infection and disease after organ transplantation.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to valacyclovir, acyclovir or to any other component of the drug.
Dosage & Administration
Treatment of shingles: adults should be prescribed 1000 mg (2 tablets) of the drug 3 times a day for 7 days.
Treatment of infections caused by the herpes simplex virus
Patients with normal immunity (adults): 500 mg (1 tablet) of the drug 2 times a day.
In cases of recurrence, treatment should last 3 or 5 days. In the initial course, which may be more severe, treatment should be continued from 5 to 10 days. Treatment should be started as early as possible. For recurrent forms of infections caused by the herpes simplex virus, it would be ideal to use the drug in the prodromal period or immediately after the first symptoms. Valacyclovir can prevent the development of lesions in recurrences of infections caused by the herpes simplex virus, provided that treatment is started immediately after the first symptoms of the disease.
