Pharmacokinetics of orally administered acyclovir in patients with herpes progenitalis.

The pharmacokinetics of acyclovir administrated orally in a dose of 200 mg every four hours, five times a day to adults with herpes progenitalis was determined. Peak plasma acyclovir levels are found 1.5 to 1.

Controlled trial of oral acyclovir in the therapy of recurrent herpes simplex genitalis. A preliminary report.

A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of orally administered acyclovir in the treatment of patients with recurrent herpes simplex genitalis (HSG). A total of 107 patients from centers in Burlington, Vermont, and San Diego, California, were entered into the study within 48 hours of the onset of lesions. Patients who received acyclovir shed virus for 1.

Treatment of herpes virus infections in immunocompromised patients with acyclovir by continuous intravenous infusion.

Sixteen immunocompromised patients with herpes virus infections were treated for three to five days with continuously administered intravenous acyclovir. Patients received initial acyclovir infusions over 5 minutes in dosages ranging from 1.5 to 5.