Valtrex is an antiviral medicine that contains the active substance valaciclovir.
It is used to treat infections with herpes, including varicella zoster which causes shingles and herpes simplex viruses (HSV) which can cause cold sores or genital herpes.
Uses
– Oral and genital herpes simplex (treatment and prevention)
– Reduction of HSV transmission from people with recurrent infection to uninfected individuals
– Herpes zoster (shingles
– Prevention of cytomegalo virus following organ transplantation
– Prevention of herpes viruses in immunocompromised people
– Chickenpox in children (ages 2–18)
