acyclovir
/eɪˈsaɪkloʊvɪr/
noun
- A medicine used to treat infections caused by herpes viruses, such as cold sores and shingles.
- The doctor prescribed acyclovir to help heal the cold sore on my lip.
- She took acyclovir for a week to treat her shingles outbreak.
- Acyclovir is available as a cream or a pill, depending on the infection.