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Aciclovir 5% w/w cold sore cream (2 g tube)

General sale medicine · Skin

Per g
£1
Pack of 2
£1.99
Pharmacies
3

Prices

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What it is

Aciclovir 5% w/w cold sore cream (2 g tube) contains aciclovir 5% w/w. It is a general sale medicine, sold without a pharmacist's check. Its licence covers the treatment of cold sores (Herpes simplex virus infections).

From the description on medicines.org.uk.

Aciclovir 5% w/w cold sore cream (2 g tube) specs

Active ingredient
aciclovir 5% w/w
Form
cream
Legal category
General sale medicine
Pack priced
2 gs

Legal category from medicines.org.uk.

How it compares

Aciclovir 5% w/w cold sore cream (2 g tube): official information

Delivery at these pharmacies
Oxford Online Pharmacy
£3.49 standard recorded (royal mail tracked 48), free over £40
LloydsPharmacy
£2.99 evri standard, free over £30
Chemist4U
£3.95 standard (royal mail tracked 24), free over £39

Same active ingredient

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    Zovirax Cold Sore Cream 5% w/w (2 g tube)

    General sale medicine · aciclovir 5% w/w

    Per g
    £3.49
    Pack of 2
    £6.98
    Pharmacies
    6

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