acyclovir /acy·clo·vir/ (a-si´klo-vēr) a synthetic purine nucleoside with selective activity against herpes simplex virus; used as the base or the sodium salt in the treatment ...
Explains the medicationacyclovir (Zovirax), a drug used to treat initial genital herpes infections and to treat patients with recurrent severe genital herpes.
A synthetic purine nucleoside analog that is derived from guanine and is used in the treatment of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and varicella zoster viral infections.