NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), ...

Valacyclovir is a generic prescription oral tablet used to treat herpes simplex infections. Its mechanism of action is to make it harder for the herpes virus to multiply. The herpes virus spreads in ...

May 19, 2004 (Boston) — Valacyclovir is equally as effective as ganciclovir in preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) in renal transplantation, and it may be more cost-effective as well, researchers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recurrent outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2), or "genital herpes," can be effectively treated with a one-day course of valacyclovir (sold under the trade name ...

Significant treatment benefits seen at 18 months; in addition, risk for experiencing subsequent end points lower with valacyclovir. HealthDay News — One year of valacyclovir is beneficial for patients ...

An international team of researchers finds that taking a single daily dose of an approved antiviral drug known as valacyclovir can reduce the transmission of genital herpes to uninfected partners by ...

Valtrex and valacyclovir can reduce the number of outbreaks caused by these viruses, which lie dormant in nerve cells between active phases. These drugs can also minimize the intensity of those ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. WASHINGTON — Findings from a randomized, double-blind, ...

New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center investigators, with co-authors across additional US centers, report greater cognitive worsening at 78 weeks with ...

GlaxoSmithKline said it will seek a preliminary injunction from a US court to prevent generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories from launching a cheaper version of its herpes, shingles and cold sore ...