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Acyclovir is used to treat any disease caused by viruses in the herpes family. These disease include chicken pox, cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles.
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Can you treat Sinus infections with acyclovir?
No. Acyclovir should not be used to treat a sinus infection. Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used to treat herpes. Sinus infections are bacterial and require an antibiotic.
What is Acyclovir?
Aciclovir is a medication used to treat the herpes virus infections. It also is used to treat chickenpox. It is not meant to cure these infections but to prevent a breakout of herpes or blisters.
Can you sniff acyclovir?
Acyclovir is a medicine used to treat viral infections. It is prescribed given in oral form, injection form and cream form, meaning that a person cannot sniff this medicine.
Which current technologies are used to treat chickenpox?
Current technologies used to treat chickenpox include antiviral medications such as acyclovir, and varicella immunoglobulin.
Will acyclovir treat strep?
Zovirax (Acyclovir) is an antiviral, typically used for cold sores, herpes infection, shingles, and sometimes chickenpox. Strep throat is typically bacterial, so an antibiotic would need to be prescribed from a physician. Only a culture would confirm the best course of therapy.
What medicines are used to treat shingles?
Valtrex and acyclovir. Marijuana relieves most of the discomfort from sensitive skin.
Is acyclovir a sulfa drug family?
Nope. Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. Sulfas are antibiotics.
Is acyclovir safe to take with Zyrtec?
is acyclovir compatible with zyrtec
Can you give plasma if taking acyclovir?
No. You can not give plasma if taking acyclovir.
Can you take warfarin and acyclovir?
Do not self medicate. It takes a Doctor over 5 years to learn how to diagnose and treat ailments, go and see one.
Can men use acyclovir for cold sores?
Men can use acyclovir for cold sores.
Can acyclovir be considered an antibiotic?
Acyclovir is an anti viral, it does nothing for bacteria. So no, it cannot.
