FAMVIR (famciclovir) for Genital HerpesFAMVIR is an antiviral medicine that may help relieve all symptoms of genital herpes and help herpes sores heal faster. back to top
How FAMVIR works When you take FAMVIR, it is absorbed into your bloodstream, and then converted into another drug called penciclovir. A virus infects the cells and begins to multiply over and over again, making new viruses. Penciclovir stops the herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 from multiplying, which may reduce the symptoms of the outbreak and helps sores to heal faster. back to top
Types of Treatment After the first outbreak* of genital herpes, FAMVIR can be used to treat a herpes infection in one of two ways:
Episodic treatment—your doctor treats an outbreak of genital herpes as it occurs. The usual dose of FAMVIR is one 125-mg pill, twice a day, for 5 days.
Suppressive treatment—if you have frequent or severe outbreaks, you take one 250-mg pill, twice a day, for up to one year to suppress the genital herpes virus and help to prevent outbreaks from happening.
Patients with HIV—FAMVIR is the only antiviral therapy indicated for treating genital or orolabial herpes in people infected with HIV. In patients with herpes simplex and HIV, the dose of FAMVIR is 500 mg, twice a day, for 7 days.
When discussing treatment options with your doctor, be sure to discuss your lifestyle, how you feel about outbreaks, and the burden of an outbreak on you. Remember, you have a choice of treatments (episodic or suppressive). Talk to your doctor about the type of treatment that would be most appropriate for you.
For episodic and suppressive treatment, always take your medicine as prescribed by your doctor. It's important to know that FAMVIR will not prevent the spread of genital herpes to others. During an outbreak, you must avoid sexual contact. If you are or thinking about becoming pregnant and you are currently taking any antiviral therapy, please notify your physician.
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