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Famvir
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Famvir is a prescription medication
that will provide you with relief from outbreaks that are
related to herpes. Famvir is a pill, an oral medication that
you will take to treat the outbreaks that you are currently
going through related to genital herpes, and it is also going
to help you control the future outbreaks that are related
to genital herpes. There is no cure for genital herpes, but
you can find that your outbreaks will be shorter and less
often when using Famvir. |
Famvir Medical Information:
What is Famvir? Famvir (famciclovir) is a prescription oral antiviral medication
that is indicated for treatment of recurrent genital herpes,
suppression of recurrent genital herpes, and treatment of recurrent
herpes simplex virus infections (genital herpes and cold sores)
in HIV-infected patients.
Types of Treatment:
After the initial outbreak* of genital herpes, Famvir can be
prescribed in one of three ways:
Episodic treatment - your doctor treats an
outbreak of genital herpes as it occurs. The usual dose of
Famvir is one 125-mg pill,
twice a day, for 5 days.†
Suppressive treatment - if you have frequent
or severe outbreaks, you take one 250-mg pill, twice a day,
for up to 1 year†‡ to
suppress the genital herpes virus and help to prevent outbreaks.
Patients with HIV - Famvir is the only prescription
oral antiviral therapy indicated for treating genital or orolabial
herpes in
people infected with HIV. In patients with herpes simplex and
HIV, the dose of Famvir is 500 mg, twice a day, for 7 days.†
Famvir can be taken with or without food.
When discussing treatment options with your doctor, be sure
to discuss your lifestyle, how you feel about outbreaks, the
pain and severity of your symptoms, and the frequency of your
outbreaks. Be sure to talk with your doctor about the type of
treatment (episodic or suppressive) that would be most appropriate
for you.
For episodic and suppressive treatment, always take your medicine
as prescribed by your doctor. If you are taking any other prescription
or over-the-counter medications, please be sure to tell your
doctor. No medication has been proven to prevent the transmission
of genital herpes. It's important to know that Famvir will not
prevent the spread of genital herpes to others. During an outbreak,
you must avoid sexual contact, and use a condom in between outbreaks.
How efficient is Famvir? Episodic Treatment One clinical study showed that episodic treatment
with Famvir significantly relieved all of the symptoms of a genital
herpes outbreak. For many people, the duration of the symptoms
associated with genital herpes, pain, burning, itching, and tenderness,
was reduced. These same people also experienced a faster healing
of sores compared to those taking a sugar pill.
Suppressive Treatment Many people on twice-daily suppressive
therapy with Famvir may go almost a year without experiencing
an outbreak.
Famvir Side Effects & Other Important Information: Famvir
should not be taken by patients with known hypersensitivity to
the product, its components, and Denavir (penciclovir cream).
Famvir has no clinically significant interactions with cimetidine,
allopurinol, theophylline, digoxin, or zidovudine (AZT). Concurrent
use of Famvir with probenecid or other drugs significantly eliminated
by active renal tubular secretion may result in increased
plasma concentrations of penciclovir. Famvir does not contain
any dyes.
Famvir (famciclovir) is not for everyone.
In clinical studies with Famvir, the most commonly reported
side effects included
headache, nausea, and diarrhea. Ask your doctor if Famvir is
right for you.† If you have kidney problems, your doctor
will determine if Famvir is appropriate, and if so, what the
right dose is for you. See the full Prescribing Information for
more information about Famvir.
* The efficacy of Famvir has not been established for the treatment
of an initial outbreak of genital herpes infection.
† If you have impaired kidney function,
your doctor will determine the appropriate dose for you.
‡ The safety and efficacy of Famvir
therapy beyond 1 year of treatment have not been established.
No antiviral has been proven to prevent the transmission of
genital herpes.
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. Full correct name of this drug
is "Famvir".
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