2007-06-15 02:38:07 · 9 answers · asked by spanish 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
It depends on what you are taking it for. From Micromedex®:
-Genital herpes simplex: initial episode, 1 g ORALLY twice a day for 7 to 10 days
-Genital herpes simplex: recurrent episode, 500 mg ORALLY twice a day for 3 days, or 1 g once a day for 5 days
-Genital herpes simplex: recurrent episode, HIV-infected patient, 1 g ORALLY twice a day for 5 to 10 days
-Herpes labialis: 2 g ORALLY twice a day for 1 day; separate doses by 12 h
-Herpes zoster: 1 g ORALLY 3 times a day for 7 days
-Recurrent genital herpes simplex, Suppression and transmission reduction: 1 g ORALLY once a day; 9 or fewer recurrences/year, 500 mg once a day
-Recurrent genital herpes simplex, Suppression and transmission reduction: HIV-infected patient, 500 mg ORALLY twice a day
If a doctor prescribed this to you then best bet will be to follow the instructions your pharmacy placed on the label.
2007-06-15 02:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-09-18 00:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by Margo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your doctor. There are treatment programs where you take it daily for an extended period of time and then never again unless you have a breakout. There are also regiments where you take it for a short period of time. It depends on your dosage and orders. Just do what the doc says.
2007-06-15 02:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to your doctor and follow his directions.
Doseage in Adolescents and Adults:
* Herpes labialis (cold sores): 2 g every 12 hours for 1 day
* Genital herpes: Initial episode: 1 g twice daily for 7-10 days
Recurrent episodes: Initiate within 1 day of lesion onset or first sign/symptom of an episode:
* Immunocompetent patients: 500 mg twice daily for 3 days or 1 g once daily for 5 days
* HIV-infected patients: 1 g 2 times/day for 5-10 days
* Reduction of transmission (source partner): 500 mg once daily
Suppressive therapy:
* Immunocompetent patients: 1 g once daily (500 mg once daily in patients with <9 recurrences per year)
* HIV-infected patients (CD4 ≥100 cells/mm3): 500 mg twice daily
Adults: Herpes zoster (shingles): 1g 3 times/day for 7 days
2007-06-16 03:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by Harmony 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you take it according the doctor's order on the prescription, if you did not get it from a doctor you are a fool, valtrex can be nasty if you don't use it correctly.
2007-06-15 02:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually prescribed twice a day for 2 weeks depending on your diagnosis. What are you taking it for? You should really ask your doctor since he prescribed it.
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