Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are antiviral medicines used to treat genital herpes.
To treat genital herpes it is taken twice a day for 1 day.
Over-the-counter treatments for cold sores from a pharmacy will not treat genital herpes.
Analysts expect sales of Zovirax, which is used to treat genital herpes, shingles and chicken pox, to reach $1 billion this fiscal year.
A 1990 Florida study indicated its use in treating herpes.
It's more difficult to treat genital herpes if you also have HIV.
Higher doses of antiviral drugs are often needed to treat herpes in people with HIV.
Working together for 23 years, they developed drugs to treat herpes, malaria, and immune disorders, and to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.
But they will need help from behavior change, microbicides, fighting malaria, treating genital herpes and other interventions we don't even know about yet.
These treatments have not been approved for treating genital herpes by the FDA.
