Famvir
Famvir is a antivirals medication containing Famciclovir, available as 250/500mg tablets.
- Category
- Antivirals
- Active ingredient
- Famciclovir
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 250/500mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Famvir vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Herpes zoster · Herpes simplex · Genital herpes
- Therapeutic Class
- Antiviral
- Pharmacological Class
- Nucleoside Analogue
- Minor Side Effects
- headache, nausea
- Moderate Side Effects
- dizziness, abdominal discomfort
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Novartis
- Onset Time
- 24–48 hours
- Duration
- varies by indication
- Storage Instructions
- Store below 30°C.
- Drug Interactions
- probenecid
- Age Restrictions
- Use with caution in elderly.
What you will receive
Famvir is the originator brand name, made by Novartis. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Novartis and do not ship the original Famvir.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Famciclovir) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.