Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2016 Publisher: Milpharm Limited, Ares Block, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, Ruislip HA4 6QD, United Kingdom
Valaciclovir 500 mg film-coated tablets.
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Film-coated tablet. Blue, film-coated, capsule shaped tablets with a partial score bar on both sides containing ‘F’ on one side and ‘9’ and ‘3’ on the other side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. |
Each tablet contains valaciclovir hydrochloride (hydrated) equivalent to 500 mg valaciclovir.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Valaciclovir |
Valaciclovir, an antiviral, is the L-valine ester of aciclovir. Valaciclovir is rapidly and almost completely converted in man to aciclovir and valine. Aciclovir is a specific inhibitor of the herpes viruses with in vitro activity against herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), and human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6). |
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Core: Cellulose, microcrystalline Film-coating: Hypromellose |
Clear PVC/PVdC Aluminium foil blister or HDPE bottle with PP closure.
Pack sizes:
Blister: 7, 10, 21, 30, 42, 50, 90 & 112 tablets.
HDPE bottle: 30 & 500 tablets.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Milpharm Limited, Ares Block, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, Ruislip HA4 6QD, United Kingdom
PL 16363/0271
04/11/2011
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