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Virest 400mg Tablets, 25 Tablets
Virest 400mg Tablets are a prescription medication used to treat herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles. Aciclovir is a type of antiviral medication known as a nucleoside analogue. It works by stopping the virus from multiplying in the body. Aciclovir is available in tablet form and can be taken orally with or without food. When used to treat herpes simplex virus infections, aciclovir therapy should be started as soon as possible after symptoms develop.
What is Shingles?
Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Even after the chickenpox infection is over, the virus remains dormant in your nervous system for years before reactivating as shingles.
Shingles is also referred to as herpes zoster. This type of viral infection is characterized by a red skin rash that can cause pain and burning. Shingles usually appears as a stripe of blisters on one side of the body, typically on the torso, neck, or face.
Can someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding use these medicine?
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding
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What is the price of Virest 400mg Tablets in Nigeria?
The price of Virest 400mg Tablets is N7,500
Where can you buy Virest 400mg Tablets In Nigeria?
You can Buy Virest 400mg Tablets at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria\’s Largest Online Pharmacy.
Virest 400mg Tablets is a prescription drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent.
You will be required to send Asset Pharmacy your prescription
Brand
Virest
How to Use
How to use Virest 200mg Tablets,
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine
- Take this medicine by mouth
- Dissolve the tablet in a glass of water and stir before drinking
- If you prefer, the tablet can also be swallowed whole with a little water.
- Start to take Aciclovir 200 mg Tablets as soon as possible.
The dose that you should take will depend on what you have been given Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets for. Your doctor will discuss this with you. A 200 mg tablet is also available.
Treatment of chickenpox and shingles
- The usual dose is two 400 mg taken five times a day
- You should space your dose by at least four hours
- Suggested times are: 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm and 11pm
- You should take Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets for seven days.
Treatment of cold sores and genital herpes
- The usual dose is one 200 mg tablet taken five times a day
- You should space your dose by at least four hours
- Suggested times are: 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm and 11pm
- You should take Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets for five days, or longer if your doctor tells you to.
Stopping these problems returning after you have had them
- The usual dose is one 200 mg tablet taken four times a day
- You should try to space each dose by 6 hours
- You should take Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets until your doctor tells you to stop.
Stopping these problems in people whose immune systems work less well and whose bodies are less able to fight infections
- The usual dose is one 200 mg tablet taken four times a day
- You should try to space each dose by 6 hours
- You should take Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets until your doctor tells you to stop.
Your doctor may adjust the dose of Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets if:
- it is for a child
- you are over 65 years of age
- you have kidney problems. If you have kidney problems, it is important to drink plenty of water while you are being treated with Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets
Talk to your doctor before taking Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets if any of the above apply.
If you take more Aciclovir Tablets than you should
Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets are not usually harmful, unless you take too much over several days. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you take too much Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets. Take the medicine pack with you.
If you forget to take Aciclovir Tablets
- .If you forget to take Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is nearly time for your next dose, skip the missed dose
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
Product Details
Product Information of Virest 200mg Tablets
Do not take Virest 200mg Tablets:
- if you are allergic to aciclovir or valaciclovir or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Do not take Aciclovir 200 mg Tablets if the above applies to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets
- if you have kidney problems
- if you are over 65 years of age
If you are not sure if the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Aciclovir 200 mg Tablets.
It is important that you drink plenty of water while taking Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets
Children
Aciclovir tablets can be used mainly for the treatment of non-severe skin and mucous membranes herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Your child’s doctor will recommend IV aciclovir for the treatment of neonatal HSV and severe HSV infection, if your child’s immune system is not working properly.
Other medicines and Aciclovir 400 mg Tablets
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription, including herbal medicines.
In particular tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines.
- probenecid, used to treat gout
- cimetidine, used to treat stomach ulcers
- mycophenolate mofetil, used to stop your body rejecting transplanted organs
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.
Driving and using machines
Some side effects such as feeling drowsy or sleepy may impair your ability to concentrate and react. Make sure you are not affected before you drive or operate machinery.
Side Effects
Side Effects of Virest 200mg Tablets
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Serious side effects:
If any of the following happen, stop taking Virest 200mg Tabletsand tell your doctor immediately or go to the casualty department at your nearest hospital.
Allergic reactions (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
If you have an allergic reaction, stop taking Aciclovir 200 mg Tablets and see a doctor straight away. The signs may include:
- rash, itching or hives on your skin
- swelling of your face, lips, tongue or other parts of your body
- shortness of breath, wheezing or trouble breathing
- collapse
Other side effects include:
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
- headache
- feeling dizzy
- feeling or being sick
- diarrhoea
- stomach pains
- rash
- skin reaction after exposure to light (photosensitivity)
- itching
- feeling tired
- unexplained fever (high temperature) and feeling faint, especially when standing up.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
- itchy, hive-like rash
- hair loss.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
- effects on some blood and urine tests
- increases in the enzymes that work in the liver.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people)
- reduced numbers of red blood cells (anaemia)
- reduced numbers of white blood cells
(leukopenia) - reduced numbers of blood platelets (cells that help blood to clot) (thrombocytopenia)
- feeling weak
- feeling agitated or confused
- shaking or tremors
- hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t there)
- fits
- feeling unusually sleepy or drowsy
- unsteadiness when walking and lack of coordination
- difficulty speaking
- inability to think or judge clearly
- unconsciousness (coma)
- paralysis of part or all of your body
- disturbances of behaviour, speech and eye movements
- stiff neck and sensitivity to light
- inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)
- yellowing of your skin and whites of your eyes (jaundice)
- kidney problems where you pass little or no urine
- pain in your lower back, the kidney area of your back or just above your hip (renal pain).
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
Ingredients
Product Ingredients of Virest 200mg Tablets
What Virest 200mg Tablets Tablets contain
The active substance is Aciclovir. Each tablet contains 200 mg of Aciclovir.
The other ingredients are:
Magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycollate, pregelatinised starch and colloidal anhydrous silica.
How to store
How to store Virest 200mg Tablets
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister and the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Patient Information Leaflet
Click here for the Patient Information Leaflet of Virest 200mg Tablets
Prescription Product
This product requires a prescription from your Doctor.
Please follow the instruction received from the pharmacy on how to forward your prescription to the pharmacy after you have paid for the medicine.
A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical medication that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent
Delivery
Delievry time are estimates. Can vary due to the time of day you order.
Delivery time estimate are subject to the courier company.
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