The pharmacology class is learning about herpes zoster and medications that are used to treat this disease process
When planning care for a patient with herpes zoster what medications, if administered within the first 24 hours of the initial eruption, can arrest herpes zoster?
A) Deltasone (Prednisone)
B) Azathioprine (Imuran)
C) Triamcinolone (Kenalog)
D) Acyclovir (Zovirax)
D
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