Short-course therapy for recurrent genital herpes and herpes labialis.
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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION 2.1 Dosing Recommendation in Immunocompetent Adult Patients 2.2 Dosing Recommendation in HIV-Infected Adult Patients 2.3 Dosing Recommendation in Patients with Renal Impairment 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS
FAMVIR, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a nucleoside analogue DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for: Immunocompetent Adult Patients (1.1) • Herpes labialis (cold sores) • Genital herpes o Treatment of recurrent episodes o Suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes • Herpes zoster (shingles) HIV-Infected Adult Patients (1.2) • Treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes Limitatio...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of family practice
دوره 56 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007