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Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Your doctor may prescribe a medicine that fights the virus, called an antiviral. The drug helps reduce pain and complications and shorten the course of the disease. Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir may be be used.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 10, 2009
Shingles almost always resolves spontaneously and may not require any treatment except for the relief of symptoms. In most people, the condition clears on its own in one or two weeks and seldom recurs. Cool, wet compresses may help reduce pain. If...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A person with shingles should immediately see a doctor or health practitioner. Although the condition generally clears up within three to five weeks, treatment can ease the painful symptoms. Alternative medicine remedies and therapies will not cur...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Shingles almost always resolves spontaneously and may not require any treatment except for the relief of symptoms. In most people, the condition clears on its own in one or two weeks and seldom recurs. The antiviral drugs acyclovir, valacyclovir, ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Unless there are complications such as in a person with AIDS, or a child with leukemia, a primary physician can usually treat shingles.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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