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Valacyclovir is an antiviral tablet for cold sores, shingles, chickenpox and genital herpes, sold here as 500mg and 1000mg tablets under both the Valacyclovir and Valtrex names.
Valacyclovir
500/1000mg
Valacyclovir comes as 500mg and 1000mg tablets for cold sores, genital herpes and shingles, sold in packs of 12 to 90 and best started at the first tingle.
Valacyclovir is an antiviral tablet used for infections caused by herpes viruses. Once swallowed, the body converts it into aciclovir, which stops the virus copying itself, so an outbreak settles sooner and spreads less. It is a short course for most outbreaks and a daily tablet for people who get them often. PockDose lists two versions, both as 500mg and 1000mg tablets: Valacyclovir and Valtrex.
Cold sores on or around the lips, shingles — the painful rash that appears when the chickenpox virus wakes up again — chickenpox itself, and genital herpes. For genital herpes, the tablets treat outbreaks and can also be taken daily to make them less frequent. The virus stays in the body between episodes; valacyclovir does not clear it. Start the course at the first tingle, itch or blister. Chickenpox is usually a childhood illness, but the same virus can return decades later as shingles.
The schedule depends on what is being treated. A cold sore needs two doses, twelve hours apart. Shingles and chickenpox take one dose every eight hours for seven days. A genital herpes outbreak is treated twice a day, and daily use to keep outbreaks away is once or twice a day. Tablets go down with water, with or without food, and nothing in your diet needs to change. The kidneys clear valacyclovir from the body, so keep up your usual fluids during a course.
Valtrex is the brand name the medicine was first marketed under, while the plain valacyclovir tablets carry the ingredient name. Both come as 500mg and 1000mg tablets, so neither name has a strength the other lacks. The two sit together in the antivirals range.
Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach pain are the usual complaints. A blistering or peeling rash, or sores appearing in the mouth, needs urgent treatment. Confusion, shaky or unsteady movement, trouble speaking, hallucinations and seizures have also been reported, as have tiredness, a fall in urine output and swelling of the legs and ankles.
Leave the tablets in the pack they arrived in until you need them, out of children's reach.
Valacyclovir can be ordered online from PockDose for delivery to Hong Kong. The page lists 500mg and 1000mg Valacyclovir tablets and the same strengths as generic Valtrex. Payment is by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted payment page, or by Bitcoin or Ethereum.
It depends on the product, strength and pack size. Each of the two valacyclovir products listed here shows its current prices in HKD or the currency you select.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order valacyclovir. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Valtrex is a brand name of valacyclovir. Here, valacyclovir can be bought online as generic Valtrex and valacyclovir tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
Yes, with food or without. Meals make no difference to how the tablets work, so a glass of water is all they need. When the course calls for several doses in a day, space them out evenly.
No. Antibiotics act on bacteria and valacyclovir acts on viruses. Cold sores, shingles, chickenpox and genital herpes all come from herpes-family viruses, so an antibiotic would do nothing for them.
No. It treats an outbreak by slowing the virus while it copies itself, and taken daily it makes outbreaks less frequent. The virus settles into nerve tissue between episodes and stays there, so the tablets control it rather than remove it.
It varies with the problem. A cold sore is treated with a single day of tablets, shingles and chickenpox with seven days, and a genital herpes outbreak with twice-daily dosing for several days. Daily suppression runs for longer.