A side effect of any drug can be defined as the unwanted or undesired effect produced by the drug. The side effect can be major or in few medications minor that can be ignored. Side effects not only vary from drug to drug, but it also depends on the dose of the drug, the individual sensitivity of the person, brand or company which manufactures it. If side effects overweigh the actual effect of the medicine, it may be difficult to convince the patient to take the drug. Few patients get specific side effects to specific drugs; in that case, a doctor replaces the drug with another. If you feel any side effect and it troubles you, do not forget to share with your healthcare practitioner.
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Short term administration: the most frequent adverse events reported with Palovir 200 mg administered orally 5 times daily every 4 hours for 10 days were nausea and/or vomiting.
Long term administration: the most frequent adverse events reported in a clinical trial for the prevention of recurrences with continuous administration of 400 mg 2 times daily for 1 year were nausea (4.8%) and diarrhea (2.4%).
Herpes zoster: the most frequent adverse event reported with 800 mg of oral Palovir 5 times daily for 7 to 10 days in 323 patients was malaise (11.5%).
Chickenpox: the most frequent adverse event reported with oral Palovir at doses of 10 to 20 mg/kg 4 times daily for 5 to 7 days was diarrhea (3.2%).
Observed during clinical practice: in addition to adverse events reported from clinical trials, the following events have been identified during post-approval use of Palovir.
Nervous: aggressive behavior, agitation, ataxia, coma, confusion, decreased consciousness, delirium, dizziness, encephalopathy, hallucinations, paresthesia, psychosis, seizure, somnolence, tremors. These symptoms may be marked, particularly in older adults or in patients with renal impairment.
Contraindication can be described as a special circumstance or a disease or a condition wherein you are not supposed to use the drug or undergo particular treatment as it can harm the patient; at times, it can be dangerous and life threatening as well. When a procedure should not be combined with other procedure or when a medicine cannot be taken with another medicine, it is called Relative contraindication. Contraindications should be taken seriously as they are based on the relative clinical experience of health care providers or from proven research findings.
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Palovir Lotion is contraindicated for premature neonates because their skin may be more permeable than full term infants and their liver enzymes may not be sufficiently developed. It is also contraindicated for patients with Norwegian (crusted) scabies due to possible increased absorption. It is also contraindicated for patients with known seizure disorders and for individuals with a known sensitivity to the product or any of its components.
References
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DTP/NCI. "Acycloguanosine: The NCI Development Therapeutics Program (DTP) provides services and resources to the academic and private-sector research communities worldwide to facilitate the discovery and development of new cancer therapeutic agents.". https://dtp.cancer.gov/dtpstandard/s... (accessed September 17, 2018).
European Chemicals Agency - ECHA. "Acyclovir: The information provided here is aggregated from the "Notified classification and labelling" from ECHA's C&L Inventory. ". https://echa.europa.eu/information-o... (accessed September 17, 2018).
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