An article in "The Helper" says that Famciclovir is effective in preventing viral sheading in a new research study.  How does Famciclovir compare to Valacylovir or other medications that help to prevent viral sheading?

This is not new news - I am actually an author on a trial of Famvir and viral shedding with Dr. Leone.  Is this a new Helper?  I would say that both drugs reduce shedding by about 70=75% except Famvir doesn't work as well in African Americans - we don't know why.

Terri
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Thank you Terri, can you recommend the proper dosage of Famciclovir?

The proper dose for suppression is 250 mg twice per day.  But if you are going to take a medication twice per day, I would recommend acyclovir at a fraction of the cost.

Terri
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