Important Information for Your Healthcare Provider
You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to using
acyclovir ointment if you:
Make sure to tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How Does Acyclovir Ointment Work?
Genital herpes and
cold sores are caused by viruses -- specifically, the herpes simplex viruses (HSV). Acyclovir ointment is an antiviral medication that helps the body fight the infection. It does this by preventing the virus from multiplying.
It is important to understand that once a person has been infected with these viruses, they never go away. They remain inactive in certain nerve cells of the body, waiting to become active again. Treatment with acyclovir ointment does not prevent future outbreaks of genital herpes or cold sores.
Effects of Acyclovir Ointment
Several studies have looked at how effective this ointment is at treating herpes simplex infections in people with normal (healthy) or weakened immune systems.
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