indications

Last reviewed 01/2018

  • systemic treatment of varicella-zoster infection
  • systemic and topical treatment of herpes simplex infections of skin, mucous membranes and eye
  • prevention of recurrence of varicella-zoster and herpes simplex infections
  • Epstein-Barr virus is only inhibited at very high levels; cytomegalovirus proliferation is uninfluenced at clinically attainable concentrations