There are no data available on the use of higher doses of valacyclovir hydrochloride (4 g or doses of valacyclovir hydrochloride for 1 year.
Valacyclovir tablets. 500 mg (as valacyclovir hydrochloride), USP. 1 g (as valacyclovir hydrochloride), Manufacturer's Standard. Antiviral
Will valacyclovir 1 g cause more side effects than valacyclovir 500 mg? It depends. In studies, people who took the 1-gram (g) daily dose of valacyclovir
by SL Spruance 2024 Cited by 179Subjects were provided with 2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day (1-day treatment), 2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day and then 1 g of valacyclovir
RX: Valacyclovir 1 g tablets (Valtrexâ, g). Disp: 4 tablets. Sig: 2 RX: Valacyclovir 500 mg or 1 g (Valtrexâ, g) caplet. Primary HSV
Subjects were provided with 2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day (1-day treatment), 2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day and then 1 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day (2-day treatment), or a matching placebo and instructed to initiate treatment upon the first symptoms of a cold sore.
Plot of the difference in proportion (%) of subjects in whom cold sore lesion development was prevented and/or blocked with 1-day treatment (2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day) and 2-day treatment (2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day and then 1 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day) from placebo within each study. 95% CI, 95%
valacyclovir 1 g (1000 mg) one time a day for 5 days. Valacyclovir 1 g taken every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days is recommended by the HIV guidelines. Treatment
Plot of the difference in proportion (%) of subjects in whom cold sore lesion development was prevented and/or blocked with 1-day treatment (2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day) and 2-day treatment (2 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day and then 1 g of valacyclovir twice daily for 1 day) from placebo within each study. 95% CI, 95%
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