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Antivirals
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Indication |
Acyclovir |
Famciclovir
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Valacyclovir
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| Primary HSV | 200 mg 5 times/day or 400 TID for 10 days | 500 mg BID or 250 mg TID for 7 days | 1 gm BID for 10 days |
| Recurrent HSV |
400 mg TID for 5 days |
125 BID for 5 days | 500 mg BID for 5 days |
| Suppressive | 400 mg BID | 250 mg BID | 1 gm or 500 mg qd |
| Herpes Zoster | 800 mg 5 times day for 7-10 days | 500 mg TID for 7 days | 1 gm TID for 7 days |
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