QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

Aciclovir or acyclovir is an antiviral agent used to ... with or without food. It comes as cream, ointment to apply over the affected area. It also comes as a solution for injection to be ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Q. I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned the real ...

Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 7 days OR Metronidazole gel 0.75%, one full applicator (5 g) intravaginally, once a day for 5 days OR Clindamycin cream ... 3 days OR Acyclovir 400 ...