Zovirax Eye Ointment

Active ingredients: Aciclovir

Product name and form

Zovirax Eye Ointment.

Ophthalmic ointment.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Aciclovir 3.0% W/W

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

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.

White petrolatum USP

Pack sizes and marketing

Laminate ophthalmic ointment tubes closed with high-density polyethylene screw caps or tamper evident screw caps.

Pack size: 4.5G

Marketing authorization holder

The Wellcome Foundation Ltd
980 Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9GS
United Kingdom

Trading as:

GlaxoSmithKline UK
Stockley Park West
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB11 1BT

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 00003/0150

16 October 1996

Drugs

ZOVIRAX

Austria, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Singapore, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

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