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Drug Name Dosages TherapeuticActions

Indications Adverse effects Contraindications Nursing considerations

acyclovir(acycloguanosine)(ay sye' kloe ver)

Alti-Acyclovir(CAN), Avirax(CAN), ovirax

PregnancyCategory B

Drug class

Antiviral

Purine

nucleosideanalogue

AD!"T#

Parenteral

510 mgkg

in!used "# over1 $r% & $r (15mgkgday) !or10 days

Oral

"nitial genital

$er*es+ ,00 mg& - $r (1%000mgday) !or 10days

.ong/term

su**ressivet$era*y+ -00mg id !or u* to1, mo

Acute $er*es

oster+ 00 mg& - $r !ivetimes daily !or10 days

C$icken*o2+

00 mg &id !or5 days

$%DIAT&IC $ATI%NT#

Parenteral

34# in!ections

1, yr+ 10mgkg in!used"# over 1 $r &

$r !or days 4$ingles% 34#

Antiviral

activity6in$iitsviral 7NA

re*lication

"nitial and

recurrentmucosal andcutaneous

34#/1 and34#/, andvaricellaosterin!ections inimmunocom*romised*atients

4evere initial

and recurrentgenital $er*es

in!ections inselected*atients

3er*es

sim*le2ence*$alitis

8reatment o!

neonatal$er*essim*le2 virus

in!ections

Acute

treatment o!$er*es oster(s$ingles) andc$icken*o2

9intment+

"nitial 34#genitalin!ections6

limitedmucocutaneou

Systemicadministration

CN4+

3eadac$e

% vertigo%de*ression%tremors%ence*$alo*at$icc$anges

7ermatolo

gic+"n!lammation or*$leitis

atin:ectionsites%ras$% $airloss

;"+

Nausea%vomiting%diarr$ea%anore2ia

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ence*$alitis+ ,0mgkg "# over 1$r & $r !or 10days

Neonatal 34#+

10 mgkgin!used over 1$r & $r !or 10days

Oral

, yr+ 4a!ety

not estalis$ed

, yr and -0

kg+ ,0 mgkg*er dose &id(0 mgkgday)

!or 5 days

-0 kg+

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8$is drug does

not cure t$edisease6a**licationduring sym*tom/!ree *eriods =ill

not *reventrecurrences

Avoid se2ual

intercourse =$ilevisile lesionsare *resent

8$is drug may

cause urning%stinging% itc$ing%ras$6 noti!y your

*$ysician i!t$ese are*ronounced

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