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Table 1 Antiviral medications and specific packages§ used for the treatment of HZ

From: Burden of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in Sweden

Drugs  

ATC*      

DDD**

Days

Package size

Aciclovir    

J05AB01    

800mg × 5

7

35

Famciclovir 

J05AB09    

500mg × 3

7

21

Valaciclovir  

J05AB11    

500mg × 2 × 3

7

42

  1. *ATC = Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical; **DDD = Defined Daily Dose; §The same package sizes were also used by Studahl et al. ([8] and personal communication)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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