Herpes Medication
Is Your Herpes Medication Making You Sick?
Herpes medications are generally safe, whether you are taking herpes antiviral medication to treat an outbreak or you're taking daily suppressive therapy.
But like all medications, the herpes antiviral DO have side effects. And you should know the difference between different herpes medicines so you can make the best decision for you and minimize any side effects.
Here's what you need to know:
The major drugs that doctors use to treat the herpes simplex virus (HSV) are antiviral agents cal...
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Expert & Community Posts
Genital Herpes Medications: Learn more about Zovirax, Valtrex and Famvir
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert......Because it is generic, it is the cheapest of the herpes medications. Val acyclovir... Read more »
When Can I Stop Taking My Herpes Medication?
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert...suppressive therapy, is appropriate in some people with herpes to prevent severe and frequent... Read more »
How to Lower Your Herpes Prescription Costs
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert...you've ever had to pay out of pocket for your genital herpes medications, you may have been... Read more »
Foods That Can Lower the Frequency of Your Outbreaks
By Heather Reese , Health ExpertHerpes is not a medical condition typically associated with diet; however, outbreaks of this... Read more »
Is it Herpes, Or Another STD?
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health ExpertOnce you've had a symptomatic outbreak of herpes, you often can tell when another one is coming on.... Read more »
Health Guide
Promising New Study Attempts to find Vaccine Against Genital Herpes
...strides have been made towards the development of another STD vaccine, which will protect against genital herpes. There is a pressing need to develop an effective protection against this disease.... Read more »Genital Herpes: The Basics
What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2. Most genital herpes is caused by HSV type 2. Most people have no... Read more »New Study Gives Mothers with Herpes More Options
...conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical center offers hope to women living with genital herpes who wish to bear children. Because there is a small risk of passing the infection... Read more »Foods That Can Lower the Frequency of Your Outbreaks
Herpes is not a medical condition typically associated with diet; however, outbreaks of this painful virus have been linked to two amino acids. While the research is not conclusive, those who suffer... Read more »FDA to Revise Herpes Test Rules
SUNDAY, January 8 (HealthDay News) -- Revised rules that could make herpes virus tests cheaper and more widely available have been proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In a proposal... Read more »Images
Medications
...Valacyclovir is used in children to treat cold sores (herpes labialis) and chickenpox (varicella... Read more »
...medication is used to treat "cold sores/fever blisters" (herpes labialis). It can speed up... Read more »
...(ay-SYE-kloe-vir) Uses This drug is used to treat outbreaks of herpes simplex on the skin... Read more »
...certain patients to treat or help prevent outbreaks of herpes simplex on the skin (mouth, lips,... Read more »
... relieve nerve pain associated with shingles (herpes zoster) infection in adults. How... Read more »
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