What are the effects of acyclovir cream

In our lives, we have some health problems due to many reasons. Although sometimes the diseases we have are relatively minor and will not cause any fatal consequences, they will bring some troubles to our lives and work. Especially when we suffer from skin diseases, it will also affect our image and bring great psychological pressure. Among the drugs for skin diseases, acyclovir cream is an over-the-counter drug that comes in the form of a white ointment. It has a very good effect in treating skin diseases and is an antiviral drug. This drug is suitable for many diseases. Now let’s talk about the effects of acyclovir cream.

1. Effect of Acyclovir Cream:

After acyclovir ointment is absorbed through the skin, it enters cells infected by the herpes virus, competes with deoxynucleoside for viral thymidine kinase or cellular kinase, and the drug is phosphorylated into activated acyclovir triphosphate, which interferes with viral DNA polymerase and inhibits viral replication. It has inhibitory effects on herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, etc.

2. Acyclovir cream is used to treat the following diseases:

1. Herpes simplex virus infection: Herpes simplex virus infection is characterized by the appearance of one or more clusters of small blisters containing clear fluid on slightly raised, inflamed skin and mucous membranes. Acyclovir cream can be used for initial and recurrent cases of genital herpes virus infection.

2. Shingles: An acute inflammatory skin disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, known in traditional Chinese medicine as "waist-wrapped fire dragon" or "waist-wrapped fire dan", and commonly known as "spider sores". Its main feature is clustered blisters distributed in a clustered band along the peripheral nerves on one side, accompanied by obvious neuralgia. Acyclovir cream is used to treat herpes zoster in immunocompetent people and mild cases in immunocompromised people.

3. Treatment of chickenpox in immunocompromised individuals: After being absorbed through the skin, acyclovir cream enters cells infected with herpes virus, competes with deoxynucleoside for viral thymidine kinase or cellular kinase, and the drug is phosphorylated into activated acyclovir triphosphate, which interferes with viral DNA polymerase and inhibits viral replication. It has an inhibitory effect on herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, etc.