Active Ingredient: Valaciclovir
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
4 - 4 g
From 2 To 2 g 2 time(s) per day every day for 1 day(s)
For herpes labialis (cold sores), valaciclovir 2,000 mg twice daily for one day is effective treatment in adults and adolescents. The second dose should be taken about 12 h (no sooner than 6 h) after the first dose. This dose should be reduced according to creatinine clearance. When using this dosing regimen, treatment should not exceed one day, since this has been shown not to provide additional clinical benefit. Therapy should be initiated at the earliest symptom of a cold sore (e.g. tingling, itching or burning).
It can be taken with or without food.
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