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Why is acyclovir more effect than erythromycin for treating herpes?
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∙ 14y ago
acyclovir is an antiviral medication where erythromycin is an antibiotic. herpes is a viral infection, therefore erythromycin will have no effect.
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What is Acyclovir?
Aciclovir is a medication used to treat the herpes virus infections. It also is used to treat chickenpox. It is not meant to cure these infections but to prevent a breakout of herpes or blisters.
What does acyclovir treat?
Acyclovir is used to treat any disease caused by viruses in the herpes family. These disease include chicken pox, cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles.
Is acyclovir an antibiotic?
Acyclovir is an antiviral medication, NOT an antibiotic. It is usedfor the treatment of herpes—as in cold sores, genital herpes, shingles, and chicken pox. It is also used to pevent outbreaks.
Is valacyclovir a pain medication?
You are probably asking about acyclovir. It is not a pain medication. It is used in the treatment of retroviruses like herpes.
Is Lexapro and acyclovir the same drug?
No. Lexapro is a antidepressant. Acyclovir is a either a topical gel for external application, or in pill form for the internal control of the herpes zoster virus. (Herpes simplex II) Its antiviral.
Can you treat Sinus infections with acyclovir?
No. Acyclovir should not be used to treat a sinus infection. Acyclovir is an antiviral drug used to treat herpes. Sinus infections are bacterial and require an antibiotic.
Does acyclovir give a dirty urine?
The drug Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. It is prescribed for people who have the herpes simplex virus. It can give a dirty uring if it is tested for at the time.
What is medicine zovirac?
Zovirax (acyclovir) is an antiviral medication usually used to treat viral infections as herpes (cold sores or genital herpes) or other systemic infections.
What kills chickenpox and cold sores?
There are antiviral medications that reduce the duration of herpes infections like chickenpox, cold sores, and genital herpes. These include valacyclovir and acyclovir.
What is foscarnet used for?
Foscarnet is used in treatment of immunocompromised patients with cytomegalovirus infections and in acyclovir-resistant herpes simples virus.
Can acyclovir get you high?
Acyclovir is antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. This drug will not get you high. If you overdose, you may have seizures (convulsions), hallucinations, and urinating less than usual or not at all. It would be advisable to only use this drug under a doctor's care, if you have herpes.
How can acyclovir work as a DNA chain terminator?
Acyclovir gets phosphorylated by the thymidine kinase of herpes. During this process, a base and sugar gets added to the drug. Acyclovir's OH group becomes a monophosphate so a triphosphate can be formed. It can enter the cell and affect it's DNA sequence by terminating its chain.
