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Your privacy is important, Prescription Doctor are committed to keeping your details completely confidential.
This is why we also take steps to conceal your prescription products under two layers of packaging.
We have a commitment to delivering a discreet service and understand your need for privacy. We ship all orders via a trackable courier using discreet, plain packaging.
Once your order is dispatched you will receive a tracking number via sms and email.
We deliver medications between Monday and Saturday. You can upgrade to Saturday delivery on Friday.
You should receive a tracking number with your order which you can use this number to track your parcel online. This should give you a clear indication of where your parcel is. If you haven’t received your parcel in the time frame given by our couriers, contact your local depot to find out where it is. You can also contact our support team who will do this for you.
On checkout you will be asked to leave your mobile number so our courier can text you about the delivery. This is also useful if the courier has problems finding your address. We will not use your mobile number for anything else.
You can pay for your order using credit, debit card or via bank transfer.
If you don’t have a credit or debit card you can pay via bank transfer. We will give you a unique reference number at checkout along with details of how to make the transfer. Once the money has cleared in our account, we will process your order.
We are a completely secure site and take many measures to ensure your details are kept safe. We understand that you have a right to extreme privacy when purchasing sensitive health medications. All information that you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology.
You can pay for your order using credit, debit card and bank transfer.
Card Payment: Please notify us that you wish to cancel your order. Your refund will show available In 1 - 3 days.
Bank Transfer: A member of our team will contact you requesting for your bank details. These details are only used to transfer the funds back into your account.
Aciclovir cream is a topical cream, used to treat cold sores, which contains an antiviral called aciclovir.
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) which can also be passed on to and from the genital areas, through oral sex. Cold sores appear as small fluid filled blisters on the lips or surrounding areas of the face.
When herpes infects the body, it targets the nerve cells and tissues around the face which causes the outbreak of cold sores. Although the immune system attacks the virus initially, the body doesn't completely get rid of the virus.
Herpes virus can lay dormant in nerve cells and tissue for months or years and resurface occasionally causing recurrent outbreaks, when the body is exposed to triggers. Some common triggers for recurrent outbreaks are stress, menstruation and sunlight exposure.
The herpes virus, which causes cold sores, can easily be passed on to other people. There is currently no cure to permanently remove the herpes virus from the body and prevent cold sore outbreaks, but there are antiviral medicines that can treat symptoms and speed up healing during an outbreak.
Treatment should be started immediately to improve symptoms like itching, painful and unsightly cold sores.
The antiviral agent aciclovir, prevents the herpes virus from multiplying in the tissues and nerve cells of the body.
Infected cells convert aciclovir to aciclovir triphosphate which inhibits an enzyme the virus uses to make copies of itself. This allows the immune system to fight the virus into remission. While aciclovir cream helps to improve the recovery time of a flare up, it doesn't prevent the spread of herpes.
It is advisable to start using aciclovir cream as soon as the infection begins.
Hands should be washed before and after applying the medicine.
Aciclovir cream should be applied on the affected skin and surrounding areas only. Do not use in the mouth, nose or eyes.
The affected area should be clean and dry before applying the medicine.
Apply aciclovir cream 5 times a day at 4 hour intervals, for 5 days.
If there are no improvements after 5 days, the medicine can be used for a further 5 days, after which users should contact a doctor.
All medicines carry the risk of side effects, though not everybody experiences them.
Uncommon side effects include:
These side effects usually go away on their own.
If you experience the signs of an allergic reaction, stop using Aciclovir cream and seek medical attention immediately.
Signs of an allergic reaction may including a rash, itching, weal, swelling of the lips, face, tongue, throat and eyes, difficulty breathing and swallowing.
Further information regarding the safety of this medicine can be found in the patient information leaflet enclosed with your medicine.
Always store medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Please inform our prescriber of the medicines you are currently taking, including prescribed, over the counter and herbal treatments.
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Impressum: Mr Mohamed Imran Lakhi, M Pharm, Adil Bhaloda, M Pharm (Clinical Director).