The ACOG and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend pregnant women with a history of genital herpes infection begin taking oral suppressive therapy at
Acyclovir has been used to treat symptoms from cold sores and genital herpes caused by the herpes virus
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Adult
For males & females, if a 5 mg dosage is not effective, the dose can be
Speak to your doctor or pharmacist
Acyclovir can help relieve the pain and help the healing of sores or blisters
It will not cure herpes, but it can lessen the symptoms of the infection
Pregnancy
Valacyclovir is well absorbed after oral administration; absorption of a single dose of 1000 mg is 54% higher than that achieved after single 200- or 800-mg doses of oral acyclovir
Pregnant women with first episode HSV infections appear to benefit from acyclovir suppressive therapy (200 mg four times daily, starting one week before confinement)
METHODS: We conducted a prospective, double-blind, randomized trial in 234 women with recurrent genital herpes
Acyclovir administered during organogenesis was not teratogenic in the mouse (450 mg/kg/day, p
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Genital herpes: Typical initial dosage: 200 mg every 4 hours, five times per 3
A literature review was performed to determine the costs and benefits of suppressive valacyclovir therapy
The risk of transmission from a pregnant woman to the fetus is greatly increased in the context of first-episode primary Safety and efficacy of high-dose intravenous acyclovir in the management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections
200 mg every 4 hr
This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider
Daily Suppressive Therapy in
Clindamycin ovules 100 mg* intravaginally once at bedtime for 3 days
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