ZOVIRAX IV 500MG

Zovirax I.V. 500 mg contains a medicine called aciclovir. This belongs to a group of medicines called antivirals. It works by killing or stopping the growth of viruses.

Zovirax IV 500 mg can be used to:
• treat chickenpox
• treat severe cases of genital herpes
• treat and stop cold sores and genital herpes in people whose immune systems work less well, which means
their bodies are less able to fight infections
• treat serious virus infections in children up to 3 months of age. This can rarely be caused by the virus
responsible for cold sore infection and genital herpes.
• treat inflammation of the brain. This can rarely be caused by the virus responsible for cold sore infection and
genital herpes.