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Genitourin Med 1986;62:186-188 doi:10.1136/sti.62.3.186
  • Research Article

Efficacy of combined treatment with oral and topical acyclovir in first episode genital herpes.

  1. G R Kinghorn,
  2. I Abeywickreme,
  3. M Jeavons,
  4. I Barton,
  5. C W Potter,
  6. D Jones,
  7. E Hickmott

      Abstract

      Fifty patients presenting with first episode genital herpes were randomly allocated to seven day treatment with either oral acyclovir plus 5% acyclovir cream or oral acyclovir plus matching placebo cream. Combined treatment with oral and topical acyclovir was associated with a shorter duration of itching in women alone (p = 0.04) but gave no clinical relief of other symptoms, the time to healing of lesions, or the subsequent recurrence rate. Concomitant topical treatment with 5% acyclovir cream confers no advantages on patients who receive oral acyclovir.

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