All the Therapeutic System Drugs
Antivirals. Podophyllotoxin 5 mg/ml. SOL.: 3.5 ml (with cotton applic. tips).
Apply twice dly. for 3 consec. days.
Then a tmt. free interval of 4 d. Ther.
can be repeated up to max. duration of
4 wks. Lesions in female & lesions
greater than 4cm2 in male should be
treat. under direct med. supervis.
Otherwise tmt. at home.
Ext. genital warts.
C/I: Hypersens., Pregn, lact., child. under
12 yrs. old. Inflamed or bleed. pointed
condylomata, or open wounds follow.
surgical procedures. Simultan. admin. of
other preparat. contain. Podophylline.
DNA Polymerase Inhibitor. Penciclovir 10 mg/g. CREAM: 2 g. Apply every 2 hrs. during
the day for 4 days.
Topic. tmt. cold sores (oral herpes).
C/I: Hypersens. to penciclovir,
famciclovir, excips.
DNA Polymerase Inhibitor. Penciclovir 10 mg/g. CREAM: 2,5 gr. Apply every 2 hrs. during the day for 4 days.
Topical tmt. of cold sores (herpes labialis) suspected to be caused by Herpes simp. virus, signific. shortens healing time, reduces lesion-assoc. pain and significan. shortens the duration of viral shedding.
C/I: Hypersens.
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.
DNA Polymerase Inhibitor. Aciclovir 3% w/w. EYE OINT: 4.5 g x 3%. Apply 1 cm ribbon
of oint. inside lower conjunct. sac 5 x
dly. at approx. 4 hrly. intervals. Cont.
tmt. for at least 3 days aft. healed.
Herpes simplex, keratit.
