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Valacyclovir prophylaxis cheapest route for prevention.(Obstetrics)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Oral valacyclovir was the most economically favorable treatment choice for the prevention of intrapartum herpes transmission in a recent analysis.
The clinical outcomes and costs of the three strategies, including oral valacyclovir, oral acyclovir, and no prophylaxis, were compared using a decision analysis model in a hypothetical cohort of 1 million women with recurrent herpes infection. All strategies included cesarean section for patients with active lesions during labor, Monique G. Lin, M.D., of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and her colleagues reported in a poster at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The valacyclovir model included 500 mg given twice daily beginning at 36 weeks' gestation; the oral acyclovir model included 200 mg given four times daily beginning at 36 weeks' gestation.
The investigators used the literature and "local sources" to determine baseline ...
- Valacyclovir prophylaxis best for neonatal herpes.(Dermatologic Therapy)
- Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News Worcester, Sharon November 1, 2005 700+ words
Charleston, S.C. -- Oral valacyclovir was the most economically...three strategies, including oral valacyclovir, oral acyclovir, and no...prevented was 6,239 with valacyclovir prophylaxis and 6,129 with acyclovir...
- Suppressive therapy versus episodic therapy with oral valacyclovir for...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Gilbert, Stanley C. April 1, 2007 700+ words
Abstract Oral valacyclovir's efficacy and tolerability...randomized to receive 6 months of oral valacyclovir episodic therapy at the first...by 12 hours) and 6 months of oral valacyclovir suppressive therapy (1 g once...
- Oral valacyclovir can treat CMV disease following bone marrow transplantation.
- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly May 8, 2003 700+ words
...com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral valacyclovir is comparable to intravenous ganciclovir...randomly assigned to receive either oral valacyclovir, 2 g q.i.d. (n=83), or...colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Oral valacyclovir can be an effective alternative to...
- Valacyclovir cheapest way to prevent neonatal herpes.(Infectious...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Worcester, Sharon November 1, 2005 700+ words
...S.C. -- Oral valacyclovir was the most...including oral valacyclovir, oral acyclovir...prevented by using valacyclovir prophylaxis was 6,239...million for valacyclovir prophylaxis and $1.62...
- Data on pharmacokinetics discussed by researchers at Children's...
- Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly August 25, 2009 700+ words
...observed following treatment with intravenous acyclovir and oral valacyclovir (valaciclovir) in young people with malignancy...Malignancy after Administration of Intravenous Acyclovir or Oral Valacyclovir. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2009;53(7...
- Valacyclovir as good as Acyclovir for prevention of ocular herpes.(Infectious...
- Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News Finn, Robert October 1, 2007 700+ words
Once-daily oral valacyclovir is as good as twice-daily oral acyclovir for preventing the...acyclovir after administration. Plasma concentrations after oral valacyclovir are similar to plasma concentrations after intravenous acyclovir...
- Vestibular Neuritis and Bell's Palsy: Same Cause? Same Treatment?
- Newspaper article from: Neurology Alert November 1, 2004 700+ words
...recommendations for treatment of patients within 2 to 14 days after onset of symptoms: oral prednisone 1 mg./kg combined with oral Valacyclovir (1g b.i.d.) or famcyclovir (750 mg. t.i.d.) for 7 days. Commentary Although Strupp et al assumed that Bells...
- Valacyclovir, acyclovir for genital HSV.(Gynecology)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Worcester, Sharon November 15, 2004 700+ words
...three-period crossover study. In 69 immunocompetent patients with genital HSV-2 who received, in random order, oral valacyclovir, acyclovir, and placebo, each for 7 weeks, there were no significant differences in frequency or quality of HSV shedding...