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Medicines containing active substance Aciclovir

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 42 medicines with the active substance aciclovir.

Medicines containing only aciclovir

MedicineLegal category
Aciclovir 200 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 200 mg / 5 ml suspension, Zovirax 200 mg / 5 ml suspension –
Aciclovir 200 mg dispersible tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 200 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 250 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 30 mg/g eye ointment Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg dispersible tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 400 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 5% cream 10 g, Aciclovir 5% cream 2 g, Zovirax cream 10 g, Zovirax cream 2 g –
Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC With or without prescription
Aciclovir 5%w/w cream, Zovirax cream With or without prescription
Aciclovir 50 mg / g cream –
Aciclovir 500 mg powder for solution for infusion SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 800 mg dispersible tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir 800 mg tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir Agepha 30 mg / g eye ointment SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir cream 5% SPC With or without prescription
Aciclovir powder for infusion 250 mg SPC –
Aciclovir Sodium for intravenous infusion B.P SPC –
Aciclovir tablets BP 200 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir tablets BP 400 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Aciclovir tablets BP 800 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Asda Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Coldsorz Aciclovir 5% w/w cream, Cold Sore cream Aciclovir 5% SPC –
Galpharm Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC –
Sitavig 50 mg Muco-adhesive buccal tablets SPC –
Superdrug Cold Sore cream,Careway Cold Sore 5% w/w cream,Asda Cold Sore cream,Numark Cold Sore cream,Galpharm Cold Sore cream,Pinewood Cold Sore cream,Lypsyl Aciclovir 5% Cold Sore cream SPC General sale (GSL)
Tesco Health Antiviral Cold Sore Relief 5% w/w cream, Boots Antiviral Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Well Pharmaceuticals Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Almus Cold Sore 5% w/w cream, Lipsore 5% w/w cream, Wilko Cold Sore Relief 5% w/w cream SPC General sale (GSL)
Virasorb Cold Sore cream SPC –
Zovirax Cold Sore cream SPC –
Zovirax cream 5% SPC Prescription only (POM)
Zovirax cream 5%, Aciclovir 5% cream With or without prescription
Zovirax Double strength suspension –
Zovirax Double strength suspension 400 mg / 5 ml for oral use SPC –
Zovirax eye ointment SPC –
Zovirax eye ointment,Aciclovir 3% w/w eye ointment –
Zovirax IV 250 mg, Zovirax IV 500 mg SPC –
Zovirax suspension SPC –
Zovirax tablets 200 mg SPC Prescription only (POM)
Boots Antiviral Cold Sore cream, Aciclovir 5% w/w cream SPC no longer supplied –
Zovirax tablets 400 mg SPC no longer supplied –
Zovirax tablets 800 mg SPC no longer supplied –

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.