What Are The Anti-viral Medications That Can Help In Controlling Herpes Sores?

At the moment there is no treatment for herpes and there is no cure which can help in finishing the herpes virus from the body at spreading of the virus. The initial outbreaks can also not be treated by any medications and can be quite painful.

However there are certain anti-viral medications that are prescribed by doctors in order to control herpes sores which include Zovirax, Valtrex, Famvir, and penciclovir. Aciclovir, a group of Zovirax, is the original prescribed drug for this disease and now many brands for this group are available in the markets which are quite affordable.

Valtrex and Famvir are a much improved version of Zovirax and Penciclovir and work by interfering with the replication of the virus, which really helps in slowing down rate at which the virus duplicates in the body, thus helps in decreasing its severity in the body.

Doctors highly recommend Zovirax over other anti-viral drugs as it has a long lasting effect than the others and helps to control the disease much faster as compared to the others. Other drugs are still being tested, along with certain vaccines, which once developed will work wonders in treating and controlling herpes sores.