Aciclovir 400mg tablets are used to treat genital herpes. They can be taken to suppress an acute genital herpes outbreak or as a preventative treatment if you suffer from recurrent outbreaks. Aciclovir 800mg tablets are used to: • treat chicken pox (varicella infection) • treat shingles (herpes zoster infection). 2 What you need to know before you take Aciclovir tablets Do not take Aciclovir tablets • if you are allergic to aciclovir, any of the ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) or valaciclovir. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Aciclovir 800mg Tablets are white, odourless, oblong, scored tablets. Aciclovir 800mg Tablets Aciclovir 800mg Tablets aluminium/PVC strip blister pack contains 35 tablets. Tablets, dispersible tablets, and oral liquid medicine Aciclovir is used to treat two common viral infections - varicella-zoster and herpes simplex. The varicella-zoster virus is the cause of chickenpox and shingles. To treat a recurring outbreak, Aciclovir can be used as a short course, where you take 2 tablets, three times a day for just two days, or as a longer course where you take only 1 tablet, three times a day for 5 days. Aciclovir can be used to treat genital herpes, shingles or cold sore outbreaks and is most effective when taken as soon as you experience the initial tingling associated with the herpes virus. MHRA PAR; ACICLOVIR 200MG AND 400MG TABLETS, PL 30306/0282-3 2 ACICLOVIR 200mg TABLETS ACICLOVIR 400mg TABLETS PL 30306/0282-3 LAY SUMMARY The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted Acyclovir is used to treat infections caused by herpes viruses, such as genital herpes, cold sores, shingles, and chicken pox, as well as varicella (chickenpox), and cytomegalovirus. Acyclovir may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. Aciclovir (ACV), also known as acyclovir, is an antiviral medication. It is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, chickenpox, and shingles. Other uses include prevention of cytomegalovirus infections following transplant and severe complications of Epstein-Barr virus infection. Aciclovir 400 mg tablets are capsule shaped biconvex uncoated white to off-white tablets with “400” debossed on one side and “ACV” on the other side. Aciclovir Tablets are available in packs of 56, 60, 70 and 100 tablets.