A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private ...

The antiviral agent acyclovir is given to pregnant women with severe varicella. Although its safety and efficacy for the fetus is not rigorously proven, the benefits of the treatment outweigh the ...

Antiviral agents, such as interferons, pleconaril, and acyclovir, target the causative organism, possibly halting the cascade of myocyte destruction. Natural products of particular interest in the ...