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Acyclovir
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Initial episode of herpes genitalis (immunocompromised pts)
- Herpes simplex encephalitis (immunocompetent pts)
- Herpes zoster
- Treatment of varicella in immunocompetent pts when started within 24 hrs of onset of typical chickenpox rash (American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend its use for treatment of uncomplicated chickenpox in healthy children)
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Initial episode of herpes genitalis (immunocompromised pts)
- Herpes simplex encephalitis (immunocompetent pts)
- Herpes zoster
- Treatment of varicella in immunocompetent pts when started within 24 hrs of onset of typical chickenpox rash (American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend its use for treatment of uncomplicated chickenpox in healthy children)
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Last updated: February 5, 2020
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, et al. "Acyclovir." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/all/Acyclovir.
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/all/Acyclovir. Accessed April 17, 2021.
Dzintars, K., Pham, P. A., & Hsu, A. J. (2020). Acyclovir. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/all/Acyclovir
Dzintars K, Pham PA, Hsu AJ. Acyclovir [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2021 April 17]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545255/all/Acyclovir.
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