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Medication

Valacyclovir

Antiviral (nucleoside analog prodrug)

Brand names: Valtrex

Oral health effects

  • Treatment of herpes labialis (therapeutic)

    Better-absorbed prodrug of acyclovir for recurrent herpes labialis and zoster.

    Clinical management: Start at prodrome; useful prophylactically before procedures in patients with frequent recurrences.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.