Treatments and Cures for Herpes
- There are no Cures for either form of the herpes virus
however there are some treatments that are out there that can help
prevent outbreaks and make them not as bad or painful.
- Acyclovir (Zovirax) is the oldest and the cheapest antiviral drug. Has been used for many years and is widely available in generic form. Main
disadvantage includes constant and frequent dosing every day. - Valacyclovir (Valtrex) is an "improved" version of acyclovir. The main advantage of taking this drug is
convenient dosing, which leads to better compliance becasue one does not have to take it so frequently. Main disadvantage - it
is very expensive when compared to other treatments. - Famciclovir (Famvir) is a prodrug of penciclovir. When taken, the body
converts famciclovir to the long acting penciclovir. Main disadvantage of this drug is that it is very expensive.