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1: Arch Dis Child. 2005 Jun;90(6):648-50.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Should acyclovir be prescribed for immunocompetent children presenting with chickenpox?

Harris D, Redhead J.

St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 15908639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1720441

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  • Acyclovir (Zovirax® )

    Acyclovir is used to decrease pain and speed the healing of sores or blisters in people who have varicella (chickenpox), herpes zoster (shingles; a rash that can occur in people who have had chickenpox in the past), and ...

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