how do i get rid of coldsore scars ?!
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U mean herpes, No cure for herps,but u can reduce and limit its breakdown..
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) (also known as Cold Sore, Night Fever, or Fever Blister) is a virus that manifests itself in two common viral infections,
There are several prescription antiviral medications for controlling herpes outbreaks, including acyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), famcyclovir (Famvir), and pencyclovir. Acyclovir was the original and prototypical member of this class and generic brands are now available at a greatly reduced cost. Valacyclovir and famcyclovir are prodrugs of acyclovir and pencyclovir respectively, with improved oral bioavailability. Valacyclovir has approximately 55% oral bioavailability, versus 20% for generic acyclovir. Famvir has approximately 75% oral bioavailability, versus 5% for generic pencyclovir. Both acyclovir and pencyclovir work by interfering with viral replication, effectively slowing the replication rate of the virus, and providing a greater opportunity for the immune response to intervene. All drugs in this class depend on the activity of the viral thymidine kinase to convert the drug to a monophosphate form and subsequently interfere with viral DNA replication. Pencyclovir's primary advantage over acyclovir is that it has a far longer cellular half-life, 10 hours (HSV-1) / 20 hours (HSV-2) versus 3 hours (HSV-1/2) for acyclovir. Famvir is currently about 33% more costly than Valtrex.
Docosanol (Abreva) is another treatment that may be effective. Docosanol works by preventing the virus from fusing to cell membranes, thus barring entry into the cell for the virus. This may keep an outbreak contained to a smaller area than would otherwise be observed.
Tromantadine is another antiviral drug effective against herpes.
Non-prescription analgesics can reduce pain and fever during initial outbreaks.
Acyclovir is the recommended antiviral for suppressive therapy to prevent transmission of herpes simplex to the neonate. The use of valacyclovir and famcyclovir, while potentially improving treatment compliance and efficacy, are still undergoing safety evaluation in this context. There is evidence in mice that treatment with famcyclovir, rather than acyclovir, during an initial outbreak can help lower the incidence of future outbreaks by reducing the amount of latent virus in the neural ganglia. This potential effect on latency over acyclovir drops to zero a few months post-infection.
Availability of generic drugs
Acyclovir is no longer under US patent protection, available in generic form
Valacyclovir (GlaxoSmithKline) protected under U.S. Patent 4957924 protection expiring June 2009
Famcyclovir (Novartis) protected under U.S. Patent 5246937 protection expiring Sept 2010
Pencyclovir (GlaxoSmithKline) protected under U.S. Patent 5075445 protection expiring Sept 2010
Docosanol (Avanir) protected under U.S. Patent 4874794 protection expiring April 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes
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stop snoggin more than one person
go to the doctor
Try Abreva
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