Active ingredients: Aciclovir
Zovirax Cream.
Topical Cream.
Aciclovir BP 5.0% 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.
Poloxamer 407
Cetostearyl alcohol
Sodium lauryl sulfate
White soft paraffin
Liquid paraffin
Propylene glycol
Purified water
Arlacel 165 (containing glycerol monostearate and polyoxyethylene stearate)
Dimeticone 20
Collapsible aluminium tubes with plastic screw caps.
Pack size: 2g or 10g tubes.
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
PL 00003/0180
Date of first authorisation: 11 August 1983
Date of latest renewal: 07 January 2011