Acyclovir 200mg/5mL; banana flavor. May give with food. Genital herpes: Initially 200mg every 4hrs (5 times daily) for 10 days. Chronic: 400mg 2 times daily or 200mg 3–5 times daily for up to 12 ...

Acyclovir gets converted to acyclovir triphosphate, which then inhibits replication of herpes viral DNA by competitively inhibiting viral DNA polymerase, incorporating into and terminating the ...