acyclovir drug study table format
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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#
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activity6in$iitsviral 7NA
re*lication
"nitial and
recurrentmucosal andcutaneous
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in!ections
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"nitial 34#genitalin!ections6
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ence*$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
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kg+ ,0 mgkg*er dose &id(0 mgkgday)
!or 5 days
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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
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