Cold sores are painful and oozing, and they always seem to appear before that wedding or class reunion. Also called fever blisters, the small, fluid-filled lesions typically form near or on your lips ...

Valtrex (valacyclovir hydrochloride) is a prescription antiviral drug that can shorten the duration of cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles. It may cause mild side effects in some people. Valtrex ...

Valtrex (valacyclovir) is a brand-name oral tablet that’s prescribed to treat or prevent certain viral infections, including cold sores, genital herpes, shingles, and chickenpox. The cost of the drug, ...

Q: I know Valtrex is prescribed to treat genital herpes. If someone is exposed to a partner with herpes, will taking Valtrex right away destroy any of the virus that may have been acquired before it ...

Valacyclovir is a prescription drug. It comes in the form of a tablet you take by mouth. Valacyclovir is available as a brand-name drug called Valtrex. It’s also available as a generic drug. Generic ...

I am a gay man, and my boyfriend has genital herpes. He currently takes Valtrex to manage his symptoms. Would taking Valtrex (or some other viral suppressing drug) reduce the chances of transmitting ...

Q. I have a question about Valtrex. I know this drug is prescribed to treat genital herpes. If someone is exposed to a partner with herpes, will taking Valtrex right away destroy any of the virus that ...

Q. I had the flu in March 2020 and then came down with another infection. I think it was COVID-19, but there were no home tests at the time. Even though my case was no worse than the flu, it left me ...

Research Triangle Park, N.C., January 1, 2004 – GlaxoSmithKline today announced the publication of results from a clinical trial evaluating VALTREX® (valacyclovir HCl), an oral antiviral, in the ...

Q: I had the flu in March 2020 and then came down with another infection. I think it was COVID-19, but there were no home tests at the time. Even though my case was no worse than the flu, it left me ...