TY - JOUR
T1 - Episodic twice-daily treatment for recurrent genital herpes
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
AU - Kaufman, R.
AU - Conant, M. A.
AU - Sperber, J.
AU - Allen, M. L.
AU - Illeman, M.
AU - Donohew, P. S.
AU - Chapman, S.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - A new dosage regimen of orally administered acyclovir, 800 mg twice daily for five days, for the treatment of recurrent genital herpes was compared with the standard dosage of 200 mg given five times per day. A double-blind study of 157 patients was used to evaluate the safety and efficacy of both regimens. The new regimen was well tolerated, more convenient, and as effective as the standard dosage. In male patients, the new regimen may be more effective than the standard regimen of 200 mg given five times per day to treat lesions that are already present.
AB - A new dosage regimen of orally administered acyclovir, 800 mg twice daily for five days, for the treatment of recurrent genital herpes was compared with the standard dosage of 200 mg given five times per day. A double-blind study of 157 patients was used to evaluate the safety and efficacy of both regimens. The new regimen was well tolerated, more convenient, and as effective as the standard dosage. In male patients, the new regimen may be more effective than the standard regimen of 200 mg given five times per day to treat lesions that are already present.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3044075
AN - SCOPUS:0023755290
VL - 85
SP - 10
EP - 13
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
SN - 0002-9343
IS - 2 A
ER -