Cold And Flu Relief Daytime

Cold And Flu Relief Daytime

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Uses

1.1 Immunocompetent Adult Patients

Herpes labialis (cold sores): Famciclovir tablets are indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis.

Genital herpes:

Recurrent episodes: Famciclovir tablets are indicated for the treatment of recurrent episodes of genital herpes. The efficacy of famciclovir tablets when initiated more than 6 hours after onset of symptoms or lesions has not been established.

Suppressive therapy: Famciclovir tablets are indicated for chronic suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes of genital herpes. The efficacy and safety of famciclovir tablets for the suppression of recurrent genital herpes beyond 1 year have not been established.

1.2 HIV-Infected Adult Patients

Recurrent orolabial or genital herpes: Famciclovir tablets are indicated for the treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes in HIV-infected adults. The efficacy of famciclovir tablets when initiated more than 48 hours after onset of symptoms or lesions has not been established.

1.3 Limitation of Use

The efficacy and safety of famciclovir tablets have not been established for:     

• Patients <18 years of age

• Patients with first episode of genital herpes

• Immunocompromised patients other than for the treatment of recurrent orolabial or genital herpes in HIV-infected patients

• Black and African American patients with recurrent genital herpes

History

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Other Information

The active ingredient in famciclovir tablets is famciclovir, an orally administered prodrug of the antiviral agent penciclovir. Chemically, famciclovir is known as 2-[2-(2-amino-9H-purin-9-yl) ethyl]-1, 3-propanediol diacetate. Its molecular formula is C14H19N5O4; its molecular weight is 321.3. It is a synthetic acyclic guanine derivative and has the following structure

structure

Famciclovir is a white to pale yellow solid. It is freely soluble in acetone and methanol, and sparingly soluble in ethanol and isopropanol. At 25°C famciclovir is freely soluble (>25% w/v) in water initially, but rapidly precipitates as the sparingly soluble (2%-3% w/v) monohydrate. Famciclovir is not hygroscopic below 85% relative humidity. Partition coefficients are: octanol/water (pH 4.8) P=1.09 and octanol/phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) P=2.08.

Famciclovir tablets contain 125 mg, 250 mg or 500 mg of famciclovir, together with the following inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, hypromellose 2910, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycols 6000 and titanium dioxide.

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