Valtrex
Valtrex is a antivirals medication containing Valaciclovir, available as 500/1000mg tablets.
- Category
- Antivirals
- Active ingredient
- Valaciclovir
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 500/1000mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Valtrex vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Herpes zoster · Herpes simplex · Genital herpes
- Therapeutic Class
- Antiviral Agent
- Pharmacological Class
- Nucleoside analogue
- Minor Side Effects
- headache, nausea
- Moderate Side Effects
- dizziness, abdominal pain
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- GSK
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 8–12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- nephrotoxic agents
- Age Restrictions
- Dose adjustment required for patients with renal impairment and the elderly.
What you will receive
Valtrex is the originator brand name, made by GSK. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with GSK and do not ship the original Valtrex.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Valaciclovir) 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.