Acyclovir/Lidocaine/Hydrocortisone
Acyclovir, lidocaine, and hydrocortisone are combined in this compounded ointment for topical use on cold sores.
- Active ingredients
- Acyclovir / Lidocaine / Hydrocortisone
- Form
- Ointment
- Route
- Topical
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FDA-approved acyclovir cream is labeled for recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) in immunocompetent adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older.1
FDA-approved acyclovir and hydrocortisone cream is labeled for early treatment of recurrent herpes labialis to reduce ulcerative cold sores and shorten lesion healing time.2
FDA-approved lidocaine ointment is labeled for production of topical anesthesia of accessible mucous membranes of the oropharynx.3
Those labeled uses apply to the individual FDA-approved products.
References
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2021). ZOVIRAX (acyclovir) cream, for topical use - Prescribing Information. FDA Prescribing Information
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2020). XERESE (acyclovir and hydrocortisone) cream, for topical use - Prescribing Information. FDA Prescribing Information
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2023). LIDOCAINE ointment USP, 5% - Prescribing Information. FDA Prescribing Information