Suggest Antiviral Medications For Herpes

Posted on Mon, 16 Feb 2015

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Mon, 16 Feb 2015 Answered on

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : witch is the best antiviral for herpes ?

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Valacyclovir is the best antiviral

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Two antiviral medications are considered useful in the treatment of herpes. They are Acyclovir and Valacyclovir.

Valacyclovir is considered better than Acyclovir.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar