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Understanding Genital Herpes  -  03 Jun 2008
Your health care provider may recommend you anti-viral medication (aciclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir) and valaciclovir (Valtrex), which will reduce TheMedGuru,

Biovail Reports First-Quarter 2008 Financial Results  -  May 8, 2008
First-quarter 2008 revenues for Biovail’s Zovirax® franchise were $37.1 million, consistent with the level of the prior-year period, reflecting the impact Business Wire (press release),

Shingles: Treatment and prevention  -  May 23, 2008
Such medications include acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex) or famciclovir (Famvir). The medicines work best when given within the first 72 hours Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press-Banner,

High-Yield Stocks You've Never Heard Of  -  May 21, 2008
...manufactures and markets various drug products, including Wellbutrin XL for depression; Ultram ER for chronic pain; Zovirax Ointment for genital herpes; TheStreet.com

It's Official: Get Your Shingles Vaccination  -  May 16, 2008
The prescription antiviral medications acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), and famciclovir (Famvir), are used to treat shingles, but they should be U.S. News & World Report,

Summer filled with hazards  -  May 10, 2008
Prescription drugs such as Zovirax and Valtrex may shorten the duration, but are expensive and can have side effects. A non-prescription product, Edmonton Sun,

Vaccine for shingles suggested for anyone over 60  -  May 15, 2008
Anti-viral medication, including Zovirax, Valtrex and Famvir, should be taken within 72 hours of onset to reduce symptoms, Ms. Williams said. Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

Sleeping aid dangers  -  Apr 21, 2008
Your doctor could prescribe acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir) or valacyclovir (Valtrex). You should not worry about the pharmacy where you purchase Seattle Times,

Research Oracle: Biovail Corporation; BVF - BUY, BVF.TO – BUY  -  Apr 10, 2008
However, the decline in top-line was partially offset by improved performances by Zovirax and Ultram ER during the quarter. We believe the company may Research Oracle (subscription),

Problems with low cholesterol pop up  -  Apr 20, 2008
Your doctor could prescribe acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir) or valacyclovir (Valtrex). You should not worry about the pharmacy where you purchase Houston Chronicle,

Life goes on after GENITAL HERPES  -  Apr 9, 2008
Oral medications including acyclovir (zovirax) also reduce the risk of recurrent outbreaks, shorten the duration of an outbreak and reduces the spreading of Jamaica Gleaner,

Managing cluster headaches becomes a years-long battle  -  Mar 26, 2008
Zovirax cream or ointment, Abreva cream and Denavir cream can hasten healing of cold sores. Oral medicines can be taken to do the same and to prevent SouthCoastToday.com,

She contracted genital herpes  -  Mar 5, 2008
The relatively expensive drugs acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir), and valacyclovir (Valtrex) are used. These drugs are effective in reducing the Jamaica Gleaner,

What do you do about a cold sore?  -  Feb 10, 2008
The standard treatment is an anti-viral cream such as aciclovir (Zovirax), which is also available in tablet form for more severe cases. ic Wales,

Treating Herpes Naturally and with Fewer Side Effects  -  Mar 4, 2008
There are several prescription antiviral medications for controlling herpes outbreaks, including aciclovir (Zovirax), valaciclovir (Valtrex), Natural News.com,

Sciele Pharma Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Mar 7, 2008
Prenate Elite and Zovirax increased 12% to $19.4 million in the fourth quarter of ‘07 compared with $17.3 million in the year-earlier period. Seeking Alpha,

Sciele Pharma, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Year ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Net revenues of the Company's Women's Health products, which include Prenate DHA, Prenate Elite, OptiNate, Zovirax, Ponstel and Ostiva, increased 13.7% to FOXBusiness

Home blood sugar machines not precision instruments  -  Feb 27, 2008
Zovirax cream shortens the duration of an outbreak. Acyclovir, valacyclovir (Valtrex) and famciclovir (Famvir) tablets can do the same. Orillia Packet & Times,

Synexus: Small Company, Big Ambitions  -  Feb 26, 2008
...board director for research and development at The Wellcome Foundation was responsible for the development of such successful drugs as Zovirax and AZT. Bio-IT World,

What are uncommon causes of low back pain?  -  07 Feb 2008
Treatment can involve symptomatic relief with lotions, such as calamine, or medications, such as acyclovir (Zovirax) for the infection and pregabalin TamilStar.com,

CROI: Herpes Reduction No Barricade to HIV Susceptibility  -  Feb 5, 2008
Herpes simplex-2 infection more than doubles the risk of HIV but there's a simple drug therapy -- 400 mg twice daily of acyclovir (Zovirax) -- that MedPage Today,

The Urban Warrior & Daniel '007' Craig Hotline. This week - base ...  -  Feb 3, 2008
Next week, how to employ ultimate stealth in avoiding taking out your extreme primal anger on the TV when you see the Zovirax cold-sore advert with the Manchester Evening News Blog,

Health Tip: Understanding Shingles  -  Jan 24, 2008
Your doctor may opt for a prescription medication including acyclovir (brand name: Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir) or valacyclovir (Valtrex). Washington Post,

Dementia: Light therapy can reverse the problem, scientists discover  -  Jan 31, 2008
Using drugs like Zovirax helps, but I wonder if there is any cure or a more natural wa... Cold sores - Q This time of year, I always find that my cold sores What Doctors Don't Tell You,

Genetic link to HSV offers new targets for drug development  -  Jan 30, 2008
The current market leader in this treatment category is GSK, which markets both Zovirax (acyclovir) and its successor Valtrex (valacyclovir). Pharmaceutical Business Review

Cold Sores Treatment – Home Treatments For Cold Sores  -  Jan 29, 2008
Apply acyclovir (take for instance over-the-counter Zovirax cold sore cream) on the cold sore immediately upon discovery of the symptoms. American Chronicle,

Shingles - A strange name for a strange disease  -  Jan 15, 2008
Usually antiviral medicines (such as Famvir, Zovirax, Valtrex) are used to limit the spread of shingles, speed healing, and reduce the pain. Gather.com,

All about chickenpox  -  Jan 15, 2008
Te antiviral medication acyclovir (Zovirax) to help minimize the symptoms of chickenpox in adults, but it is only effective if it is started within the Gather.com,

Preserving AIDS history  -  Jan 13, 2008
The Los Angeles man clipped together 1990 bills for the anti-HIV drugs Retrovir and Zovirax, along with paperwork for Medicare Part B, and gave them to ONE. Philadelphia Inquirer,

New Year campaign for Zovirax cold sore cream  -  Dec 14, 2007
Cold sore market sales leader Zovirax Cold Sore Cream is back on national TV with a £850000 campaign which will run from 7th January to 3rd February 2008. Talking Retail,

Al Gore's climate crisis website hacked by Viagra sellers  -  Nov 28, 2007
A web search for "discount zovirax cod" would then show up as being served from some university or other legitimate business site not affiliated with such ComputerWeekly.com,

Hackers Fox Al Gore by Hacking into An Inconvenient Truth Website  -  Nov 27, 2007
His blog for An Inconvenient Truth is now selling Viagra, Valium, Zovirax and Xanax. Don't expect to see an inconvenient bulge in Al's pants (metaphorically Gizmodo.com

Professor Trevor Jones CBE to be Appointed as Chairman of Synexus  -  Dec 6, 2007
...development of a variety of significant new products, including AZT, the anti-HIV/AIDS therapy, Lamictal for Epilepsy and the anti-Herpes drug Zovirax. PharmaLive.com (press release),

Biovail Gets Rights to 2 Pipeline Drugs  -  Nov 7, 2007
Biovail offers products ranging from antiviral medication Zovirax Cream to Wellbutrin XL to treat adult depression. Shares of Biovail rose 10 cents to CNNMoney.com

Prednisolone offers recovery from Bell’s Palsy  -  Nov 11, 2007
...whereas treatment with acyclovir (an antiviral drug also called Zovirax), either alone or in combination with prednisolone, has no benefit. KPCnews.com,

Biovail Reports Third-Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Nov 8, 2007
Revenues for Biovail's Zovirax(R) franchise were $31.0 million in the third quarter of 2007, and $103.5 million in the first nine months of 2007, Trading Markets (press release),

Mikey Likes It 10.24.07: Gimme Back My Time!  -  Oct 24, 2007
I have actually been holding this animosity towards the Zovirax ads inside of me for years now. If you do not know, Zovirax is a herpes medication that you 411mania.com,

Biovail earns US$65.9M in Q3 but sales fall sharply on generic ...  -  Nov 8, 2007
Sales of painkiller Ultram ER fell to $13.8 million from $18.6 million, while herpes treatment Zovirax recorded an increase of 12 per cent to $31 million The Canadian Press

Alternative Medicines And Treatment For Shingles  -  Nov 12, 2007
Shingles is often treated with acyclovir (brand name: Zovirax), famciclovir (brand name: Famvir) or valacyclovir (brand name: Valtrex). American Chronicle,

Family Health: Avoid viruses; change habits and get your shots  -  Nov 11, 2007
Examples are acyclovir (Zovirax) or valacyclovir (Valtrex). Screening for viruses can be very important. Doctors often recommend screening pregnant women commercialappeal.com (subscription),

Sir Alfred Shepperd  -  Oct 30, 2007
Meanwhile, Wellcome brought to market a number of important new drugs — including Zovirax, a treatment for herpes and cold sores and, most important, Telegraph.co.uk,

Biovail Returns To Profit In Q3 - Update  -  Nov 8, 2007
Biovail recorded revenues of $31.0 million for Zovirax franchise, up 12% from $27.8 million in the same quarter of last year, helped by the timing of RTT News,

Sciele Pharma, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Third ...  -  Oct 30, 2007
Net revenues of the Company's Women's Health products, which include Prenate DHA, Prenate Elite, optinate, Zovirax, Ponstel and Ostiva, increased 68% to Business Wire (press release),

INHX: Begins Ph I Trial of FV-100 to Treat Herpes Zoster (Shingles)  -  Oct 24, 2007
Treatment is generally with antiviral drugs such as glaxosmithkline's (GSK) Zovirax(R)(acyclovir), or prodrugs such as Novartis's (NVS) Trading Markets (press release),

Is it safe to take antibiotics while breastfeeding?  -  15 Oct 2007
Acyclovir (including Zovirax and Valtrex). This drug is used to treat a herpes outbreak or to reduce the secretion of the herpes virus. MSNBC

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Because of the possible role of HSV-1 in the etiology of Bell's palsy, the antiviral drugs acyclovir (Zovirax) and valacyclovir (Valtrex) have been studied AAFP News Now

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Innovators coming to terms with hawkish generic drug makers  -  Sep 16, 2007
Although Valtrex was launched by the UK drug giant in 1995, it was in fact a new version of another drug, branded Zovirax, which had been in the market Economic Times,

For shingles, treatment advances hold out hope  -  Oct 5, 2007
Wilson said going on anti-viral agents, such as Zovirax, within the first two or three days following the onset of symptoms, will cut the intensity of the Republican & Herald,

Drugs can lower risk of genital herpes recurrence  -  Aug 13, 2007
The researchers evaluated acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir, sold under the trade names Zovirax, Valtrex and Famvir, respectively, Reuters.uk,

The Latest Genital Herpes Treatments  -  Aug 29, 2007
There are a number of treatments available: These include acyclovir, Zovirax famciclovir, Famvir and valacyclovir. However, Valtrex is one of the only drugs PR-GB.com (press release),

Ahead of the Bell: Biovail  -  Aug 9, 2007
Sales of Wellbutrin XL fell 53.5 percent on generic competition, but sales of blood pressure drug Cardizem LA, antifungal medication Zovirax and painkiller Forbes,

Nine misconceptions about herpes  -  Aug 28, 2007
Prescription antiviral medications such as acyclovir (Zovirax) should be used for controlling herpes outbreaks. Daily multivitamin intake may be beneficial HULIQ,

Biovail Reports Second-Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Aug 8, 2007
Revenues for Biovail's Zovirax(R) franchise were $35.2 million in the second quarter of 2007, and $72.5 million in the first half of 2007, CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Survey Reveals Topic That Few Discuss in Today's Dating Scene  -  Aug 9, 2007
Additional treatment options for genital herpes include Zovirax(R) (acyclovir) and Valtrex(R) (valacyclovir HCl). Berman and Barclay agree that people who PR Newswire (press release),

Stigma complicates herpes diagnosis  -  Aug 20, 2007
There are three drugs available for herpes treatment: Famvir, Valtrex and Zovirax. Famvir, however, recently has been approved by the FDA for "burst Chicago Sun-Times,

Photosensitive medicines listed  -  Aug 23, 2007
Antibiotic/anti-fungal/anti-viral agents: acyclovir (Zovirax); amantadine (Symmetrel); azithromycin (Zithromax); capreomycin (Capastat); cefazolin (Ancef); Biloxi Sun Herald,

Mouthing defiance  -  Aug 18, 2007
I will do what I can: buy Zovirax. I'm not sure if it works other than by being so expensive that it feels like putting gold leaf on your lips, The Observer,

Zovirax returns to small screen with autumn boost  -  Aug 3, 2007
Talking Retail,Zovirax Cold Sore Cream (aciclovir) is back on national TV for the second time this year with its 20-second 'Think Fast Think Zovirax' ad - first screened

Sciele Pharma, Inc. Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Second ...  -  Jul 25, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Net revenues of the Company's Women's Health products, which include Prenate DHA, Prenate Elite, OptiNate, Zovirax, Ponstel and Ostiva increased 74% to

GSK to launch obesity drug in US pharmacies  -  Jun 11, 2007
Financial Times (subscription),...a number of medicines switched from prescription-only use, including Nicorette to tackle smoking, Formigran for migraines and Zovirax for cold sores.

Steroids Not Gold Standard for Sudden Hearing Loss  -  Jun 18, 2007
MedPage Today,Another four studies evaluated antiviral therapy plus steroids (valacyclovir [Valtrex] with prednisone, acyclovir [Zovirax] with prednisolone, or acyclovir

Carbon OKs action over prescriptions  -  25 May 2007
Allentown Morning Call,Ventolin, used to treat breathing problems; Zovirax, used to treat chicken pox, shingles and herpes; and Zantac, used to treat and prevent ulcers.

Biovail Reports First-Quarter 2007 Financial Results, Plans to ...  -  May 10, 2007
Business Wire (press release),First-quarter 2007 revenues for Biovail’s Zovirax® franchise were $37.3 million, compared with $24.5 million in the prior-year period, an increase of 52%

Biovail's Net Income Rose 37 Percent in the First Quarter  -  May 10, 2007
BloombergBiovail also raised prices for Zovirax. The higher revenue from those drugs helped make up for declining sales of the company's lead product, Wellbutrin XL,

Biovail 1Q Profit Rises 37 Percent  -  May 10, 2007
Houston Chronicle,...from a near-doubling of sales of painkiller Ultram ER to $30 million, and a 52 percent increase in sales of herpes treatment Zovirax to $37.3 million.

Simply the best?  -  Apr 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...and it takes you three paragraphs to realise the whole thing is a clumsy press release for Zovirax or Listerine or the new series of Casualty.

Learn more about herpes, an STD  -  Apr 14, 2007
PRESS TV,The 3 oral antiviral prescription medications available are FAMVIR (famciclovir), Zovirax (acyclovir), and Valtrex (valacyclovir).

Breaking up is easy  -  Apr 13, 2007
Brisbane Times,Props: as you pay for coffee, empty your paltry amount of change onto the table and pull out a tube of Zovirax or dancer dollars. Scratching also goes over

Medical Breakthrough -- One-Two Punch for Shingles  -  Apr 11, 2007
WQAD,Doctors first gave shingles patients the mouth sore medication Zovirax intravenously for two weeks. Then patients took the herpes medication, Valtrex,

Doctor Who, BBC1  -  Apr 2, 2007
Chorley Citizen,My favourite bit of episode one - the motorbike couriers turned bodyguards whom the Doctor soon revealed were aliens. "Where from, the planet Zovirax?

THE WISE MAN OF TV: GONE TO THE DOCS  -  Apr 1, 2007
Sunday People,Florence was guarded by skin-tight leather-clad men with full-tinted motorbike helmets - less ET and more Zovirax. While it was still easily watchable

GUILTY..OF ACTING LIKE CAT CLEARING FURBALL  -  Apr 4, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,She sorted out the crash helmet-wearing weirdos "from the planet Zovirax" (genius) and the "platoon of Jadoon on the moon", to where a London hospital was

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