PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Update on drugs for herpes zoster and genital herpes
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.1998.361077
DP  - 1998 Oct 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 77--79
VI  - 36
IP  - 10
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/10/77.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/10/77.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1998 Oct 01; 36
AB  - We reviewed the use of aciclovir (Zovirax - Glaxo Wellcome) 6 years ago.1 Since then, two more oral antiherpetic drugs have been licensed - famciclovir (Famvir - SmithKline Beecham) and valaciclovir (Valtrex - Glaxo Wellcome). Here we discuss their efficacy and safety, and review their place in the management of patients with herpes zoster (shingles) and genital herpes, comparing them with aciclovir.