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An antiviral drug used to treat herpes zoster (shingles). Famciclovir (Famvir) is sometimes used to treat genital herpes. Famciclovir works by interfering with the reproduction of DNA in the herpesvirus, but it has less effect on DNA in uninfected body cells.<\/p>\n

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An antiviral drug used to treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster.<\/p>\n

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Within the realm of pharmacology, there exists an oral antiviral medication with the remarkable ability to impede the replication process of the varicella zoster virus.<\/p>\n

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This is a medication with antiviral properties that is utilized to treat viral infections like herpes zoster (also known as shingles) and genital herpes simplex. Minor side effects of this drug might include nausea, vomiting, and headaches.<\/p>\n

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An antiviral drug used to treat herpes zoster (shingles). Famciclovir (Famvir) is sometimes used to treat genital herpes. Famciclovir works by interfering with the reproduction of DNA in the herpesvirus, but it has less effect on DNA in uninfected body cells. An antiviral drug used to treat herpes simplex and herpes zoster. Within the realm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\nFamciclovir - Definition of Famciclovir<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An antiviral drug used to treat herpes zoster (shingles). Famciclovir (Famvir) is sometimes used to treat genital herpes. 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