Active ingredients: Aciclovir
Zovirax Tablets 200 mg.
Dispersible film-coated tablet.
Aciclovir BP 200 mg.
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.
Core:
Microcrystalline cellulose
Aluminium magnesium silicate
Sodium starch glycollate
Povidone K30
Magnesium stearate
Purified water
Industrial methylated spirit
Or
Ethanol
Or
Absolute alcohol
Film coat:*
Colour concentrate Y-1-7000, White
Purified water
* Coating concentrate contains:
Hypromellose
Polyethylene glycol 400
Titanium dioxide
Polish:
Polyethylene glycol 8000
Purified water
PVC/PVdC/Aluminium/Paper child resistant foil blister packs.
Pack size: 25 tablets.
The Wellcome Foundation Limited, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS, United Kingdom
Trading as:
GlaxoSmithKline UK, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1BT
PL 00003/0344
Date of first authorisation: 14 November 1994
Date of latest renewal: 07 January 2011