Aciclovir or acyclovir is an antiviral agent used to ... Treatment of Chickenpox: Children (2 years of age and older): 20 mg/kg per dose orally 4 times daily (80 mg/kg/day) for 5 days.

Acyclovir gets converted to acyclovir triphosphate, which then inhibits replication of herpes viral DNA by competitively inhibiting viral DNA polymerase, incorporating into and terminating the ...

Acyclovir (as sodium) 500mg/vial; lyophilized pwd for IV infusion after reconstitution and dilution; contains sodium 49mg/vial. Give by IV infusion over 1 hour. Mucocutaneous herpes simplex ...