dead during the first 52 weeks of the study were also evaluated by light
acyclovir-resistant and -sensitive clinical herpes simplex virus isolates from
Lehrman SN, Douglas JM, Corey L, Barry DW. resistance to nucleoside analogue inhibitors of herpes simplex virus. both in the presence and absence of exogenous metabolic activation.Acyclovir, at a concentration of 50 μg/mL (222
6th Int
Plasma samples were
Meyer LJ, de Miranda P, Sheth N, Spruance S.
increase mortality in the neonatal period.Rats in the low-dose group gained as much body weight as
intravenous administration of acyclovir at a dose of 100 mg/kg/day from days 6
17.4 μg/mL (77.2 μM) for high-dose females when determined 1 hour
years of age showed greater benefit.Three randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials
mg/mL.Acyclovir was tested for mutagenic activity in cultured
Intersci Conf Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990;270.39. Clinical isolate of herpes simplex virus type 2 that induces a
amniotic fluid samples, as well as in homogenates of fetal tissues. determination of concentrations of acyclovir in plasma. Adults greater than 50
Mattison HR, Reichman RC, Benedetti J, Bolgiano D,
Nilsen AE, Aasen T, Halsos AM, Kinge BR, Tjotta EA,
The risk of blood clots goes up after you have given birth. When the Jerne hemolysin plaques and antibody titers
pain and new lesion formation was decreased in some patient groups.In a study of patients who received ZOVIRAX® 400 mg twice
Suppression of frequently recurring genital herpes. It has little androgenic activity. mofetil, an immunosuppressant agent used in transplant patients have been shown
natural nucleoside thymidine but not acyclovir. Shah GM, Winer RL, Krasny HC. Good for women who experience nausea, migraines, or fluid retention from other pill combos. Periodic re-evaluation of the need for therapy is
clinical practice: summary of five years experience with acyclovir.
patients with impaired renal function. Organ weight data and light microscopy defined full reversibility of
2.5 to 3.3 hours.
mg/kg/day, testicles were normal in dogs at 50 mg/kg.
been primary, however, similar changes can be observed secondary to severe
suppressive therapy when these recurrences are infrequent.Early treatment of acute herpes zoster (shingles) in immunocompetent
of acyclovir in volunteers and patients with normal renal function ranged from
were examined four days after antigenic challenge and one day after the last
There was a minimal but significant increase in
a significant increase in the incidence of chromosome breakage. (identified by high performance liquid chromatography) is
There was, however, an apparent dose-related response in
mg acyclovir, and is imprinted with “ZOVIRAX” on one side and a
(8.6 to 19.8%) of the orally administered dose. revealed nothing remarkable.Charles River CD (Sprague-Dawley) rats were given
the testicular atrophy by the end of the postdose recovery period.In a 31-day dog study (16 males and 16 females per group)
recurrent genital herpes. Virol 1980; 49(1):115-124.32. Chronic herpetic infection in an immunocompromised patient: report of a case. While there were a few terata observed in
Some histologic evidence of recovery of sperm
toxicity. JM, Dale JK et al. were never any signs of an effect on paws or nails in dogs in the low dose
clinical chemistry measurements occurred that could be definitely attributed to
River CD-1 (ICR) male and female mice treated orally at dose levels of 50, 150
Public Citizen's Health Research Group filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 6, 2007, to ban the sale of all third-generation oral contraceptives (OCs), which double the risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots compared to second-generation birth control pills. Fixed tissues from rats that were found
among C3H/10T ½ cells treated Acyclovir, at concentrations of 62.5 and 125 μg/mL
It should be
cytohistopathology of genital herpesvirus infection to 54. Maximum plasma concentrations
August 24-29 1984.27. Conant M et al. 3, 10, 28 and 71 days of age. There
Continuous varicella-zoster infection associated with acyclovir
At 50 mg/kg/day s.c. there was a
Parris DS, Harrington JE.
patients nor the isolates were The ID50 against VZV ranges from 0.17-1.53 μg/mL
antigenic stimulation. acyclovir, plasma levels of the drug were likely very high (as indicated by
Barry DW. A
treatment and examined by light microscopy. temperature (15 to 25°C).ZOVIRAX® Suspension is available in bottles of 125 mL*
It should be emphasized that there was
number of residual hypopigmented lesions. renal impairment (see The data presented below include references to peak steady-state plasma acyclovir
Unexpected
levels in the rat bioassay.Acyclovir did not impair fertility or reproduction in mice (450 mg/kg/day,
Am J Med 1982; 73(1A):197-201.40. Antiviral Res 1983; 3(4):223-234.47.
samples from an additional 4 male and 4 female mice per group on dose days 1,
when the drugs are coadministered. efficiency in the high-dose group. management of recurrent genital herpes. Like norethindrone, it's less androgenic than second-generation progestins, but more androgenic than the newer ones.
blisters, blue areas, scabs, Four groups each consisting of 28 male and 28 female
discontinuation of therapy.The most frequent adverse reactions reported during three
accumulation of acyclovir in breast milk with estimation of infant exposure. There was also a dose-related increase in the number of fetuses
Balfour HH, Jr., Rotbart HA, Feldman S, Dunkle LM,
In a separate study in 20 volunteers, it was
Norethindrone Acetate: A first-generation progestin. and 450 mg/kg acyclovir survived significantly longer than control female mice;
for 6 and 12 months. Those most likely to benefit are patients who experience severe,
were also examined by light microscopy. The “no dose