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 Valtrex
for Herpes Treatment
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Valtrex is a prescription
herpes medication used to improve the healing time and pain associated
with the Herpes Simplex Virus for genital infections and oral herpes
such as mouth and lip blisters.
Learn more about Valtrex
for Herpes Simplex treatment… |
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| Valtrex
500mg |
30
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| Valtrex
500mg |
90
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| Valtrex
1000mg |
21
caps |
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| Valtrex
1000mg |
42
caps |
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| Valtrex
1000mg |
90
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Shipping
All orders are currently shipped via FedEx Next Day Air. You can track your
shipment online by clicking on the Order Tracking link on this page.
Service is not provided in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Texas or Virginia. Orders approved by the Doctors prior to 2pm Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday will be received by customers before 3pm the following business day.
Order Process
You will be required to fill out some basic information about your health.
Your medical questionnaire will be reviewed by a U.S. licensed doctor who will
contact you for a phone consultation if necessary, at no additional charge.
If approved, the prescription will be filled by a US licensed pharmacy and
shipped right to your door. Doctor approval may take up to 24 hours.
Refills
You may select an automatic refill option when ordering. Your next prescription
will automatically ship to your home, within five days of expiration of your
current prescription.
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About Valtrex Herpes Treatment
What is Valtrex?
Valtrex is an oral prescription medication that is selectively absorbed
into cells infected with Herpes Simplex Virus. Within infected cells,
Herpes Simplex Virus coded enzymes convert Valtrex into its active
form. This active form inhibits the replication and growth of Herpes
Simplex Virus by interfering with viral DNA replication.
Since Valtrex is preferentially taken up and converted into its
active form only by Herpes Simplex Virus infected cells, Valtrex
is much less toxic for uninfected cells.
Valtrex comes in two strengths: 500mg and 1 gram (1000mg) caplets.
It is oblong and colored dark blue. The 500mg caplet is smaller
than the 1 gram caplet. Both come with an engraving that states
"Valtrex 500" and "Valtrex 1 gram" respectively.
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About Herpes Simplex Virus
The Herpes family has over 80 known viruses. Of these, 8 are known
to cause disease in humans. The most common disease is Herpes Simplex
Virus Type-1 (HSV-1) and type-2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 and HSV-2 look the
same under the microscope, and either can infect the mouth (oral
herpes, lip blisters, mouth blisters) or genitals (genital herpes).
Usually, HSV-1 occurs in the oral region, and HSV-2 occurs in the
genital region.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 usually causes herpes labialis
commonly known as oral herpes, cold sores or fever blisters. These
are highly infectious open sores that crust over before healing.
Although not as likely, HSV-1 can cause genital herpes.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 is a contagious viral infection
primarily causing genital herpes in men and women. The most common
signs and symptoms of genital herpes include recurrent clusters
of blisters, bumps and rashes in genital areas. HSV-2 can also cause
herpes labialis (cold sores), although less often than HSV-1.
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Transmission of Herpes Simplex
Virus
Unlike other viruses transmitted through air, Herpes Simplex Viruses
require physical contact. The most common cause of transmission
is mouth-to-mouth (HSV-1) or genital-to-genital (HSV-2) contact.
However, there are other possible means of transmission, such as
hand-to-genital and mouth-to-genital contact.
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What is episodic therapy?
With episodic therapy, you take medication for several days at the
first sign of an oral or genital Herpes Simplex Virus outbreak.
Episodic therapy disrupts the mechanism by which the herpes virus
replicates itself and spreads to other healthy cells. Taking Valtrex
early in the reactivation cycle may shorten the length or severity
of Herpes Simplex Virus symptoms.
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Is there an alternative to episodic
therapy?
Yes. If anticipation of your next outbreak is troublesome or you
have severe outbreaks often, you can consider suppressive therapy
for Herpes Simplex treatment. Suppressive therapy involves taking
medication every day to suppress outbreaks before symptoms occur.
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Is episodic therapy right for me?
If you have few outbreaks, or outbreaks are minor, episodic therapy
is probably the better treatment.
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How effective is Valtrex
for episodic therapy?
In clinical trials, Valtrex shortened the healing time of genital
herpes sores by an average of 33% (four vs. six days) compared to
placebo. Also, pain duration associated with genital herpes was
decreased 25% (three vs. four days) in patients receiving Valtrex
versus placebo. In addition, Valtrex stopped viral shedding by an
average of 50% (two vs. four days) faster than placebo. Viral shedding
occurs when the Herpes Simplex virus is released from the skin during
a genital herpes outbreak.
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How is Valtrex taken for episodic
therapy?
• On occurrence of the first episode of infection with Herpes
Simplex Virus take 1 gram of Valtrex twice daily for 10 days.
• For subsequent recurrent episodes of infection with Herpes
Simplex Virus take 500mg of Valtrex twice daily for 3 days.
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What is suppressive therapy?
With suppressive therapy, medication is taken every day to help
suppress outbreaks of Herpes Simplex Virus infection before they
occur. While on suppressive therapy, some patients can go 6 months
or longer without a herpes outbreak.
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How is suppressive therapy
different from episodic therapy?
In episodic therapy, medication begins as soon as symptoms of an
outbreak occur in order to reduce the severity and duration of an
outbreak. Treating genital Herpes Simplex Virus infections this
way does not affect the number of outbreaks. In contrast, suppressive
therapy involves taking medication daily to help suppress outbreaks
before symptoms actually start.
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Is suppressive therapy right for
me?
If genital herpes recurs with great frequency and severity or affects
your confidence and self-esteem, you are a candidate for suppressive
therapy for Herpes Simplex treatment.
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How effective is
Valtrex for suppressive therapy?
• Over 55% of patients experiencing frequent outbreaks (6 or
more per year) did not have a single outbreak for 6 months when
taking a 1-gram Valtrex Caplet once a day.
• Only 7% of those taking placebo avoided an outbreak for the
6 month period.
• At the end of 12 months, 33% of patients taking Valtrex still
had not had a single outbreak. Only 4% of those taking placebo did
not have an outbreak.
• Patients with 9 or fewer outbreaks showed comparable results
with Valtrex 500mg once daily.
There is no data on the effectiveness or safety of suppressive therapy
longer than 1 year.
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How is Valtrex taken for
suppressive therapy?
• The recommended dosage of Valtrex for chronic suppressive
therapy of recurrent genital herpes is 1 gram one time a day.
• For those patients with a history of 9 or fewer recurrent
episodes per year, an alternative dosage is 500mg one time a day.
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If I am on therapy, can I still spread
Herpes to others?
YES, you can still spread the Herpes Simplex virus. No Herpes medication
or Herpes treatment has been proven to prevent the spread of herpes
infection. You and your partner should always use condoms and avoid
sexual contact during a herpes outbreak.
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Side effects of Valtrex
For the first several days after beginning Herpes Simplex treatment
therapy, you may experience the following side effects for Valtrex:
• nausea
• vomiting
• headache
• loss of appetite
• weakness
• stomach pain
• dizziness
If any of these effects continue or become an annoyance, you may
have to stop using Valtrex.
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Precautions with Valtrex
Indicate on your medical history/personal profile if you have:
• kidney disease
• blood disorders
• any allergies
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Additional questions?
Your safety is our utmost concern. If you have additional questions
about Valtrex Herpes Simplex treatment, we suggest you contact your
physician or email us at patient-care@myprivatedrugstore.com.
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