Zovirax: instructions, reviews, recommendations

Everyone knows what a "cold on the lips" is. Some call it (and, quite unreasonably) malaria. Lips or nostrils are covered with a watery, highly itchy rash that causes severe discomfort. When they live, the rash turns into disgusting brown crusts, spoiling the face, causing a lot of inconvenience.

Today, to treat this disease, doctors recommend using Zovirax ointment. The instruction explains that this is the best treatment for herpes (this is what the above disease is called). People who suffer from this ailment have experienced the effectiveness of this drug. It is worth several times to treat the place where the appearance of watery vesicles "Zoviraks" is expected to get rid of the development of the disease.

However, very few people know that this is not the only purpose of the Zovirax medication. The instruction explains that it is used to treat any herpetic manifestations, chickenpox, for the prevention of infections caused by cytomegalovirus.

For each of these diagnoses, its own therapeutic form of the drug is developed: drops, cream, powder for injections, ophthalmic ointment. The active substance in all forms is acyclovir. The excipients vary in each form.

Zovirax, the composition of which is as balanced as possible, very rarely causes side reactions. Only occasionally patients undergoing treatment showed signs of itching or burning.

However, "Zovirax", the instruction about it warns, nevertheless is capable of causing negative reactions. They can occur with especially long-term treatment with pills or injections. Possible dizziness, nausea, stool. Nervous system for long-term treatment can respond by the appearance of increased fatigue, confusion, loss of orientation. If you do not cancel the drug Zovirax at the time, the instructions for use warn you about it, you may develop acute hepatic, cardiac or renal failure, anaphylactoid reactions, and Quincke's edema.

To avoid unpleasant consequences, it is recommended to strictly observe the duration and dosage of treatment.

The "Zovirax" tablets, the instruction explains this, are washed down with a lot of liquid. They can be drunk before and after meals. To achieve a good result, take the medicine every four hours. However, depending on the diagnosis, other regimens are possible: 200 mg after 6 hours or 400 mg twice a day. However, only a doctor can choose a treatment regimen.

In the postoperative period , the infusion introduction of "Zoviraks" is recommended. It helps prevent the development of postoperative inflammation. Injections are used to treat herpetic encephalitis, chickenpox, herpes zoster.

The cream is used for topical treatment. It can be applied up to 5 times a day, with a very thin layer. Course - 4 days. Only in exceptional cases it is prolonged up to 10 days. However, only a doctor can decide whether to increase the course of treatment.

Also, eye ointment is used five times a day. Its thin strip (1 cm long) is placed in a conjunctival sac. Do this until the symptoms of the disease disappear, and then three more days to fix the effect.

When treating "Zovirax" you need to remember that an overdose of it can cause neurological and mental disorders, kidney failure, hallucinations. This again indicates that the drug itself can not be prescribed to itself, it should be done by a doctor. The dosage depends on the individual indications.

"Zovirax" is good because he has virtually no contraindications. It is forbidden only to people with individual hypersensitivity and some neurological diseases.