Available for Android and iOS devices. Active ingredients Size Unit NHS indicative price Drug tariff Drug tariff price; Valaciclovir (as Valaciclovir hydrochloride) 250 mg; 60: tablet (POM) £123.28 Initially 5 mg/kg every 12 hours for 7–14 days, then maintenance 6 mg/kg once daily, on 5 days of the week, alternatively maintenance 5 mg/kg once daily. We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - Applies to the following strengths: 200 mg; 500 mg; 1000 mg; 800 mg; 400 mg; 200 mg/5 mL; 50 mg/mL; 25 mg/mL; 50 mg800 mg orally every 4 hours 5 times a day for 7 to 10 daysImmunocompetent Host: 800 mg orally 4 times a day for 5 daysDaily Suppressive Therapy for Recurrent Disease: 400 mg orally 2 times a day3 months to 12 years old: 10 to 20 mg/kg IV every 8 hoursLess than 12 years: 10 mg/kg IV every 8 hours for 7 days (manufacturer dosing)Neonatal period (less than 1 year): 300 mg/m2 orally 3 times a day for 6 monthsHIV-Infected Children or Adolescents (guideline dosing):HIV-Infected Children or Adolescents (guideline dosing):Obese patients should be dosed at the recommended doses using Ideal Body Weight (IBW)Safety and efficacy of oral formulations have not been established in patients younger than 2 years.Hemodialysis: Adjust dosing interval to provide an additional dose after each dialysisAlways consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.The easiest way to lookup drug information, identify pills, check interactions and set up your own personal medication records. For herpes zoster, 1 g every 12 hours if eGFR 30–50 mL/ minute/1.73 m 2 (1 g every 24 hours if eGFR 10– 30 mL/minute/1.73 m 2; 500 mg every 24 hours if eGFR less than 10 mL/minute/1.73 m 2).. For treatment of herpes simplex, 500 mg (1 g in immunocompromised or HIV-positive patients) every 24 hours if eGFR less than 30 mL/minute/1.73 m 2. By intravenous infusion. When protection is rapidly required, the vaccines can be given at any interval and an additional dose of the vaccine given second may be considered. For Adult. BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUÉRIN; BACILLUS CALMETTE-GUÉRIN VACCINE; BACLOFEN; BALSALAZIDE SODIUM Select one or more newsletters to continue. Contra-indicated in patients hypersensitive to ganciclovir, aciclovir, or valaciclovir. Varicella–zoster and MMR vaccines can be given on the same day or separated by a 4-week minimum interval. Browse the complete list of drugs, alphabetically. Active ingredients Size Unit NHS indicative price Drug tariff Drug tariff price; Aciclovir 200 mg; 25: tablet (POM) £1.86 -Acyclovir is the oral drug of choice for treating herpes zoster in HIV-infected children; it should be given for 7 to 10 days, although longer durations should be considered if lesions are slow to resolve.-Initial IV therapy is recommended in children with more severe immunosuppression. Free online access to the UK BNF (British National Formulary) content published by NICE - last updated 30 July 2020.