ZOVIRAX

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug ZOVIRAX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Aciclovir
UNII X4HES1O11F - ACYCLOVIR

Acyclovir is an antiviral agent with activity against herpes simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus. Acyclovir inhibits the DNA polymerase of the virus, preventing further proliferation.

Read about Aciclovir

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
ZOVIRAX Dispersible film-coated tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
ZOVIRAX Cream Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
Zovirax Eye Ointment Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
Zovirax Intravenous injection Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
D06BB03 Aciclovir D Dermatologicals → D06 Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for dermatological use → D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use → D06BB Antivirals
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J05AB01 Aciclovir J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AB Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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S01AD03 Aciclovir S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01A Antiinfectives → S01AD Antivirals
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 510609301119311, 510609302158310, 510609304169311, 510609305165318
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 00569771, 00886157, 02039524
Country: DE Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 02799289, 04749858
Country: EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria Identifier(s): 24.115-1-09-11, 24.318-02-02, 24.769-10-02, 25.892-08-04
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1006603, 1006625, 1006681, 1724093, 1790298, 1793123
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 56779, 56780, 58286, 59226
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 60485234, 60618154, 65069229, 65123812, 65391283, 68670676, 68750987
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 147425, 147449, 147452, 147453, 15866, 15896, 164527, 164528, 187460, 21961, 29179, 29180, 29182, 29185, 36060, 44443, 44450
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 18688, 19705, 25758, 30325, 35962, 47049
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 52811, 52868, 52942, 54798, 55719, 55727, 55832, 55850, 55982
Country: IL מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת Identifier(s): 1191, 1192, 3047, 4317, 5082, 5083, 8163
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 025298050, 025298074, 025298086, 025298124
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 6250002D1024, 6250002F1025, 6250002F2021, 6250401F1155, 6250701M1027, 6250701N1049
Country: LT Valstybinė vaistų kontrolės tarnyba Identifier(s): 1010778, 1061424, 1078751, 1082490, 1093394
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA565/47301, MA192/01301, MA192/01302, PI908/06101B, PI908/06102A
Country: MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios Identifier(s): 039M89, 115M84, 151M85, 183M83, 245M89, 365M94
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard Identifier(s): 13488627, 14864541
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 23094, 27871
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 3418
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100021772, 100074774
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 01191P, 01192P, 01193P, 01525P, 08133P
Country: TN Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament Identifier(s): 6580081, 6580082
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8699522352678, 8699522352692, 8699522702398, 8699522792030
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0187-0993, 0187-0994, 0378-9735
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 29/20.2.8/0452, P/15.4/238, Q/20.2.8/164, R/20.2.8/271, S/20.2.8/236

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