Relenza is a medication used to treat flu symptoms caused by flu virus in adults and children. Actually, flu is an abbreviation of the word influenza. The word flu is more comprehensible for ordinary people. Relenza is also known by its generic name Zanamivir. It makes flu symptoms (e.g., runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, [...]

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TAMIFLU is a drug, prescribed for treating adults and children (1 year and older) with influenza (flu). So, it is an antiviral medication, used to combat influenza infections. If their general symptoms appeared within the last day or two – the drug has to be taken. Tamiflu is also known under it’s generic name of [...]

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Valtrex (Valacyclovir Hydrochloride) is used to treat genital herpes and cold sores. It belongs to the group of antivirals. Genital herpes is a disease, which is transmitted sexually (during the sexual intercourse). That is why one should stop having intercourse if there is an outbreak of herpes or its specific symptoms are shown. In such [...]

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Zovirax is an antiviral drug. Zovirax contains the active ingredient Acyclovir, that treats infections caused by herpes viruses. (Acyclovir is also available without its generic, brand name Zovirax). The herpes viruses are the viruses, causing cold sores and genital herpes (herpes simplex 1 and 2) as well as chickenpox and shingles (varicella zoster or herpes [...]

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Acyclovir is an antiviral medication. It is frequently prescribed in order to fight different strains of the herpes virus, especially herpes simplex virus type I, as well as genital herpes, shingles, chicken pox. So, Acyclovir belongs to the class of antiviral medications, which are called synthetic nucleoside analogues. However, the drug is introduced onto the [...]

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