Famciclovir tablet, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for.
Immunocompetent Adult Patients (1.1)
• Herpes labialis (cold sores)
o Treatment of recurrent episodes
• Genital herpes
o Treatment of recurrent episodes
o Suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes
HIV-Infected Adult Patients (1.2)
• Treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes
Limitation of Use (1.3)
The efficacy and safety of famciclovir tablets have not been established for:
• Patients <18 years of age
• Immunocompromised patients other than for the treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes in HIV-infected patients
• Black and African American patients with recurrent genital herpes
