Valacyclovir 1000mg (Valcivir)

Do not take Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s if you are allergic to Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s or its ingredients. Inform your doctor about all other OTC medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. If you have kidney disease or kidney transplant, a heart problem or history of heart problems, have HIV/AIDS, are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s should be taken with caution and only if a doctor prescribes you. Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, and fainting when you get up too quickly from a lying position, especially when you start taking Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s so please get up gradually. Also, do not drive a car or operate machinery requiring concentration as Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s may cause dizziness. Please do not take Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s if you have ever developed a rash due to a fever. Use protection while having sexual intercourse to avoid the transfer of genital herpes (a sexually transmitted disease) to your partner. If you have a weak immune system, please inform your doctor before taking Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s, as a dose adjustment may be required. Drinking plenty of fluid as Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s can cause dehydration and kidney damage.

Drug-Drug interactions: Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s may have an interaction with medication containing iodine, blood thinners (aspirin), NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naproxen), anti-biotics (amoxicillin), anti-allergy medications (cetirizine), beta-blockers (metoprolol), Vitamin B12, Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).

Drug-Food Interactions: Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s interacts with non-prescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Also, alcohol consumption and drinks containing caffeine should not be taken along with Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Inform your doctor if you have or had renal dysfunction or disease, hemodialysis (a procedure where a dialysis machine and a special filter called an artificial kidney, or a dialyzer, are used to clean your blood), and organ transplant, Immunodeficiency, bone marrow transplantation, and Neutropenia (lower-than-normal levels of neutrophils).

• Avoid alcoholic beverages with Valcivir 1000 Tablet 3’s as they can make you dehydrated and may affect your sleep.
• Try to include heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acid-containing food drinks in your daily diet. You can also use low-fat cooking oil like olive oil, soybean oil, canola oil, and coconut oil.
• Include turmeric or yellow mustard in your diet to avoid constipation caused by antiviral drugs and increase the intake of fluids to stay hydrated.
• Take enough Vitamin D and fresh air as it is known to improve the symptoms of herpes infection.