Low Cortisol Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments. Cortisol, or hydrocortisone, is a steroid hormone (glucocorticoid) that is vital to the endocrine system released by the adrenal cortex to combat stress. Maintaining healthy levels of cortisol is essential to keeping in good health.
The dose of acyclovir prescribed for genital herpes depends on whether it is your first infection or you are taking the medication to prevent outbreaks. The recommended dose for treating an initial genital herpes infection is acyclovir 200 mg five times a day (about every four hours) for 10 days.
ZOVIRAX Cream 5% is indicated for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis (cold sores) in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older). ZOVIRAX Cream is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to acyclovir, valacyclovir, or any component of the formulation.