Pays: Malaisie
Langue: anglais
Source: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
ACYCLOVIR
HOVID BERHAD
ACYCLOVIR
5 gm; 10 gm; 15 gm
HOVID BERHAD
_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_ _ _ VIREST CREAM 5% Aciclovir 1 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Virest Cream 5% is used for 2. How Virest Cream 5% works 3. Before you use Virest Cream 5% 4. How to use Virest Cream 5% 5. While you are using Virest Cream 5% 6. Side effects 7. Storage and Disposal of Virest Cream 5% 8. Product description 9. Manufacturer and Product Registration Holder 10. Date of revision WHAT VIREST CREAM 5% IS USED FOR Virest Cream 5% contains a medicine called aciclovir. This belongs to a group of medicine called antivirals. It works by killing or stopping the growth of viruses. Virest Cream 5% is used for the treatment of herpes simplex viral infections of the skin including initial and recurrent genital herpes and herpes labialis. HOW VIREST CREAM 5% WORKS Aciclovir is converted to aciclovir monophosphate, a nucleotide, by the viral thymidine kinases of herpes simplex virus (HSV). Aciclovir monophosphate is converted to the diphosphate by cellular guanylate kinase and to the triphosphate by a number of cellular enzymes. Aciclovir triphosphate interferes with HSV DNA polymerase and inhibits viral DNA replication. The triphosphate can be incorporated into growing chains of DNA by viral DNA polymerase, resulting in termination of the DNA chain. Aciclovir is therefore selectively converted to the active triphosphate form by HSV-infected cells and it is much less toxic to normal uninfected cells. BEFORE YOU USE VIREST CREAM 5% _ _ _- When you must not use it_ _ _ Do not take this medicine if you are hypersensitive to aciclovir or ganciclovir. Do not take this medicine after the expiry date printed on the pack or if the packaging is damaged. _Pregnancy and lactation_ _ _ Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using any medicine. _-_ _ _ _Before you start use it_ _ _ Tell your doctor or pharmacist if: • if you are a woman with herpes genitalis _-_ _ _ _Taking other medicines_ _ _ Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, including any that you buy without a Lire le document complet