Aciclovir is used to reduce the pain and to accelerate the healing of the injuries or blisters in the people that consider chicken pox herpes zóster (culebrilla; a rash that can be produced in the people that have had chicken pox), and in those that consider first time or that they have again spring up of the genital herpes (an infection caused by the virus herpes that causes injuries around the genitals and In the straight one). The aciclovir also at times is used to prevent the bud of the genital herpes in the people that are infected by the virus. Belongs to a class of virucidal medicines synthetic analogous calls of the nucleósidos. Al functions to stop the propagation of the virus in the body. This medicine does not cure the genital herpes and cannot prevent its broadcast to other people.
Aciclovir comes bottled as tablets, capsules or suspension (liquid) to take orally. Generally it is taken with or without food 2 to 5 times al day during 5 to 10 days, beginning as soon as possible after to have noted the first symptoms. When the aciclovir is used to prevent the bud of the genital herpes, generally 2 to 5 times is taken al day during a year (12 months). Take the aciclovir around the same schedule every day. Continue carefully the instructions in the label of the medicine and pregúntele to its doctor or pharmacist any thing that do not understand. Use the medicine exactly as is indicated. Do not use more neither less than the dose indicated neither neither more continued, neither during more time than the prescribed by its doctor.
Agitate well the container of the solution liquid before using it to mix the appropriate formula. The symptoms should improve during the processing with aciclovir. Call their doctor if their symptoms do not improve or if they get worse. Take the aciclovir until finalizing the prescription, even although sits down better. If to it stops taking the aciclovir too soon or if is attacked the dose, its infection completely could not be treated or to be done more difficult to treat.
