Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but ...

Clin Drug Invest. 2005;25(12):803-809. Our study showed that famciclovir 500mg three times daily was not only effective in the majority of immunocompetent patients but also in some ...

Although the recently licensed shingles vaccine is recommended for older people (age, ≥60), some patients ask, "How likely am I to get shingles?" before deciding whether to be vaccinated.

GlaxoSmithKline places its shingles vaccine Shingrix among its top prospects, with peak sales potential of almost $6 billion. Now, Pfizer and BioNTech are joining forces to try to grab a slice of ...

Specifically, the new lawsuit claims Novartis used HeLa cells in the development of antiviral drug Famvir (famciclovir) for herpes, CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for cancer ...