TYPE: Prescription
BRAND: Valotix
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Valaciclovir
STRENGTH, PACK SIZE & GMS CODE:
500mg film-coated tablets x 10 ~ 51410
INDICATION:
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections – herpes zoster
Valotix is indicated for the treatment of herpes zoster (shingles) and ophthalmic zoster in immunocompetent adults.
Valotix is indicated for the treatment of herpes zoster in adult patients with mild or moderate immunosuppression.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections
Valotix is indicated:
– For the treatment and suppression of HSV infections of the skin and mucous membranes including
- treatment of first-episode of genital herpes in immunocompetent adults and adolescents and in immunocompromised adults
- treatment of recurrences of genital herpes in immunocompetent adults and adolescents and in immunocompromised adults
- treatment and suppression of recurrent ocular HSV infections in immunocompetent adults and adolescents and in immunocompromised adults
Clinical studies have not been conducted in HSV-infected patients immunocompromised for other causes than HIV infection.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections
Valotix is indicated for the prophylaxis of CMV infection and disease following solid organ transplantation in adults and adolescents.
