Acyclovir and Hydrocortisone
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- Acyclovir and Hydrocortisone
- Brand Names
- Xerese
- Application Number
- NDA022436
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health US LLC
- NDC Codes
- 1
- Dosage Forms
- CREAM
- Routes
- TOPICAL
- Active Ingredients
- ACYCLOVIR, HYDROCORTISONE
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE XERESE, a combination of acyclovir, a herpes simplex virus deoxynucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor, and hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid, is indicated for the early treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) to reduce the likelihood of ulcerative cold sores and to shorten the lesion healing time in adults and children (6 years of age and older). XERESE, a combination of acyclovir, a herpes simplex virus deoxynucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor, and hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid, is indicated for the early treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) to reduce the likelihood of ulcerative cold sores and to shorten the lesion healing time in adults and children (6 years of age and older). (1)