A school nurse is meeting with a high school student who mentions that she is frustrated with her repeated outbreaks of cold sores
The student states that she tried an over-the-counter topical cream but that it failed to produce an appreciable improvement. The nurse should recognize that this student used what drug? A) Ganciclovir
B) Valacyclovir (Valtrex)
C) Famciclovir (Famvir)
D) Docosanol (Abreva)
D
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Docosanol (Abreva) is an over-the-counter topical antiviral agent that works in the early stages of intracellular events of viral entry into the target cells. Famciclovir (Famvir) is an oral antiviral agent administered for herpes zoster and recurrent genital herpes. Valacyclovir (Valtrex) is not an over-the-counter medication. Cold sores are not treated with ganciclovir.
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