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Aciclovir is a guanosine analogue antiviral drug, marketed under trade names such as Cyclovir, Herpex, Acivir,Acivirax, Zovirax and Zovir (GSK). One of the most commonly-used antiviral drugs, it is primarily used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections, as well as in the treatment of herpes zoster (shingles).

Treating genital herpes does not reduce eisk of HIV

24. June 2008 23:24
Treating genital herpes does not reduce the risk of HIV, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the AP/Newsweek reports (Cheng, AP/Newsweek, 6/19). Herpes simplex virus-2 has been shown to increase the risk of HIV by as much as threefold, so the researchers examined whether treating HSV-2 might reduce the risk of HIV, Bloomberg reports. [More]

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Drug-releasing intravaginal ring could help prevent women from contracting HIV infection

28. September 2005 09:00
The silicone vaginal ring steadily releases aciclovir: a treatment for genital herpes. It is known that women with genital herpes are at increased risk of HIV infection because the genital blisters caused by the infection increase the transmissibility of sexually acquired HIV. [More]

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