Drug details

Valtrex (valacyclovir hydrochloride)

type of Antivirals, Other, Antivirals, HSV

Valtrex (valacyclovir) is an antiviral medication used to treat infections with:

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • painful or difficult urination,
  • swelling in your feet or ankles,
  • shortness of breath
  • little or no urinating,
  • feeling tired, and
  • easy bruising or bleeding (purple or red pinpoint spots under the skin),
The following drugs are related to Valtrex, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Abreva (docosanol cream)
  • Zovirax (acyclovir)
  • Zovirax Suspension (acyclovir)
  • Xerese (acyclovir and hydrocortisone cream)
  • Sitavig (acyclovir buccal tablets)
  • Zovirax Cream (acyclovir cream, 5%)
  • Zovirax Injection (acyclovir for injection)
  • Zovirax Ointment (acyclovir ointment)
  • Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat tablets for oral administration)
  • Cortisporin Cream (hydrocortisone, neomycin, polymyxin b)
  • Cortisporin Ointment (neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates, bacitracin zinc, and hydrocortisone)
  • Cortisporin Ophthalmic Ointment (neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates, bacitracin zinc, and hydrocortisone ophthalmic)
  • Cortisporin Ophthalmic Suspension (neomycin and polymyxin b sulfates and hydrocortisone opthalmic suspension)
  • Denavir (penciclovir)
  • Edurant (rilpivirine tablets)
  • Egrifta (tesamorelin injection)
  • Famvir (famciclovir)
  • Neurontin (gabapentin)
  • Jakafi (ruxolitinib)
  • Kimyrsa (oritavancin for injeciton)
  • Xylocaine (lidocaine)
  • Lidoderm (lidocaine patch 5%)
  • Livtencity (maribavir tablets)
  • Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted suspension for intramuscular injection)
  • Trobicin (spectinomycin)
  • Varivax (varicella virus vaccine live)
  • VariZIG (varicella zoster immune globulin (human) for injection)
The following supplements are related to Valtrex, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Zinc (s.)
  • Green Tea (s.)
  • Papain (s.)
  • Propolis (s.)
  • Capsicum (s.)
  • Transfer Factor (s.)
  • Lemon Balm (s.)
  • Sage (s.)
  • Dmso (Dimethylsulfoxide) (s.)
  • Lysine (s.)
  • Rhubarb (s.)