Zovirax® tablets

Zovirax tablets, containing the antiviral drug acyclovir, are usually given in a dose of 80 mg/kg/day for five days for treating chickenpox. If the patient weighs 165 lb, how many ounce(s) of acyclovir would the patient consume if he has to take the full dose prescribed ... 

Acyclovir Topical available outside of the United States. Zovirax Tablets, oral—400 mg, 800 mg capsule, oral—200 mg suspension, oral—200 mg/5 ml injectable— 50 mg/ml generic also available Topical acyclovir is similar in efficacy to idoxuridine, vidarabine, and trifluridine but less toxic to the eye. 

Oral (Trizivir) 300 mg tablets in combination with 150 mg lamivudine and 300 mg zidovudine Acyclovir (generic, Zovirax)... 

The most common form of treatment is by the application of topical creams (e.g. Zovirax). More severe cases may be treated by, progressively, oral (normally tablets) or i.v. preparations. 

Initial treatment of cold sores is usually by the application of topically applied creams, such as Zovirax. More severe cases are treated with oral products, such as conventional or dispersible tablets. In very severe cases treatment may be via intravenous infusion. 

Regulatory bodies around the world have given approval for NIR methods for a variety of purposes. In June 1995, the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) granted approval to Glaxo Wellcome in the United Kingdom for a NIR method for the identification and assay of Zovirax (acyclovir) tablets. This is believed to be the first official approval for NIR granted by the MCA as an assay method for tablets. 

The healthcare provider ordered Zovirax 2 mg/kg/day ql2h. The patient weighs 160 lb. The pharmacy delivers Zovirax 50 mg/1 tablet. How many tablets per dose will you administer to the patient ... 

Acyclovir (zoviRAX) Oral, intravenous (200-mg capsules, 400- and 800-mg tablets) Herpes zoster ophthalmicus Herpes simplex iiidocychtis... 

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