Blood in the urine
nausea or vomiting unusual tiredness or weakness Rare Black, tarry stools blood in urine or stools chills, fever, or sore throat confusion convulsions (seizures) hallucinations
Tell your doctor if you have any kidney problems before taking this medication
Other reported side effects include agitation, confusion, rash, anemia
400 mg Each pink, flat, shield-shaped, pentagonal, bevelled-edge compressed tablet imprinted with "G" on one side and "ACY" over "400" on the other side, contains 400 mg
Seizures
Adults and children 12 years of age and older—200 to 400 mg two to five times a day for five days or up to twelve months, depending on how often your outbreaks of infection occur
It is also used for the acute treatment of herpes zoster (shingles) and varicella (chickenpox)
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine
The most common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients
However, the dose is usually not more than 1000 mg The dose of Zovirax to treat initial genital herpes is 200 mg every 4 hours, 5 times daily for 10 days
If your mouth gets dry when using this medicine (acyclovir buccal tablets), drink more liquids
Acyclovir Interactions
Very bad and sometimes deadly kidney problems have happened with acyclovir suspension
7%)
Each 800-mg tablet of acyclovir contains 800 mg of acyclovir and the inactive ingredients corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, and sodium starch glycolate
It can be taken by mouth, applied as a
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur
Common side effects of Zovirax include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache