All the Active Ingredient Drugs
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor. Valaciclovir (as HCl) 500 mg. F.C. TABS: 10, 42. Tmt. of herpes zoster
(shingles) in immunocompetent adults
(initial and recur.): 2 tabs (1,000 mg) 3
x dly for 7 days. Genital herpes due to
herpes simplex infect. in
immunocompetent adults (initial and
recur.): 1 tab (500 mg) 2 x dly for 5-10
consec. days. Prevent (suppress) recur.
herpes simplex (herpes genitalis): 500
mg 1 x dly; pts. with very frequent
recurs: 250 mg 2 x dly. Proph.
cytomegalovirus (CMV) infect. and dis:
Adults and adolesc. 12 yrs and over: 2
g 4 x dly for 90 days or more in highrisk
pts. Reduce accord. to creatinine
clear.
Tmt. of herpes zoster (shingles) in
immunocompetent adults, genital herpes
due to herpes simplex infect. in
immunocompetent adults (initial and
recurrent episodes), proph.
cytomegalovirus infect. and dis. foll.
organ transplant. Tmt. herpes labialis.
