Approximately 90% of people on our planet know what herpes on the lips is. This is a common skin disease caused by a virus. Manifestations of herpes are extremely unpleasant. These include discomfort in the lips, the appearance of bubbles. If symptoms of the disease occur, you want to get rid of them as soon as possible. For this purpose, you can use the cream "Pencivir" - a drug specially designed to eliminate the signs of herpes and reduce the time of treatment.
Drugs from the Pencivir line
The tool is available in two versions:
- as a simple topical cream;
- as a tinted cream.
These varieties are almost identical. The difference lies only in two auxiliary components - this is the iron dye red oxide and the iron dye yellow oxide. These substances are only in the cream with a tinting effect. Due to their presence, this product has a concealerproperty.
The basis of creams (ointments) for herpes "Pencivir" is penciclovir - the active substance. Its amount in 1 g of cream is 10 mg.
How Pencivir is used
The cream is suitable for adults and children from 12 years of age. It is applied externally in the area of the lips, nasolabial triangle. For application, you can use a disposable applicator or a cotton swab. You can also simply squeeze the product onto the tip of your finger and gently apply it to the affected area, but in this case, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly before and after applying the product.
In reviews of Pencivir for herpes, people say that they use the remedy every 2 hours (about 8 times a day). This is right. This is the manufacturer's recommendation. The duration of treatment is 4 days. During the period of use, there is a possibility of side effects. They manifest as tingling, burning, numbness in the area of application of the drug.
The drug has several contraindications:
- under 12;
- hypersensitivity to famciclovir, penciclovir, auxiliary components from the Pencivir composition.
Caution in the use of medication should be observed by pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is impossible to prescribe "Pencivir" to yourself during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Medical consultation required.
How it affects the disease
The course of herpes on the lips consists of severalstages:
- At the first stage, burning, itching is felt in a certain place on the lips. Swelling and redness occur.
- Secret bubbles form in the second stage.
- In the third stage, the bubbles burst and a cloudy liquid flows out of them. Sores appear.
- At the final stage of the disease, crusts form in the affected areas. They fall off on their own as the skin underneath regenerates.
The disease usually lasts about 10 days. If you follow the instructions for the use of Pencivir, then the duration of this period can be reduced. This will contribute to the active component. Penciclovir penetrates into the affected cells, is converted to penciclovir triphosphate. This substance has pharmacological activity. It is it that blocks pathogens, stops their reproduction, and helps to reduce pain. Penciclovir triphosphate is stored in the affected cells for 12 hours. Thanks to the substance, the affected areas heal faster, the period of peeling of the crusts becomes shorter.
About the masking effect
Cream with tinting effect masks due to its color. The color of the product is beige, sometimes brownish.
In reviews of Pencivir for herpes, you can find people's opinions that ordinary cosmetics are also suitable for masking imperfections. In reality, this is not so. You should not use simple cosmetics, because there is a risk of infection in bursting bubbles. With a complicated course of herpes, it is more difficult to cure. It is "Pencivir" with a tinting effect that is recommended to be used if you want to hide all the imperfections that have arisen on the lips due to herpes.
Expert Warnings
In the instructions for use, experts give several warnings:
- You can not apply the cream on the mucous membrane of the mouth, nose, eyes, genitals.
- During treatment, the condition of the affected area should be monitored. If there is no improvement or worsening of the condition, a doctor's consultation is required.
- Be sure to consult with specialists for those people whose immune system is weakened and who are unsure that they have herpes.
Reviews
To date, quite a lot of positive feedback has been left about "Pencivir" from herpes. Those people who used this tool highlight several advantages from it:
- cream really helps, relieves pain;
- saving;
- does not melt on the lips and therefore does not flow into the mouth.
It is best to start smearing on the first day of the onset of unpleasant symptoms. In the early stages, it is easier to fight the virus, because it has not yet multiplied.
The disadvantages include the price. "Pencivir" costs about 300 rubles. This cost is set for a 2 g tube. For those who do not want to spend such an amount, there are cheaper analogues - for example, Acyclovir, Zovirax.
"Aciclovir": features of the analogue
Ointment"Acyclovir" 5% is a cheaper analogue. Its price, in comparison with the price of Pencivir, is 6-7 times less - about 40-50 rubles. per 10g tube
Acyclovir acts in much the same way as Pencivir. The active substance (acyclovir) when it enters the affected cells turns into acyclovir monophosphate, and then it is converted into diphosphate and triphosphate. The multiplication of viruses is blocked due to acyclovir triphosphate. It "embeds" in the DNA synthesized by the pathogen.
"Acyclovir" is applied less frequently than "Pencivir" - 5 or 6 times a day at regular intervals. The recommended duration of treatment is at least 5 days. You can apply the ointment for a maximum of 10 days.
Side effects during the period of use are possible. Most often it is a short-term tingling, burning in the area of application, itching. In rare cases, specialists fix erythema, contact dermatitis, anaphylactic reactions.
Zovirax is another analogue of Pencivir
In the fight against herpes on the lips, you can try "Zovirax" 5% (5 g) - a cream, the price of which in pharmacies is about 190 rubles. It is made on the basis of acyclovir.
You can also pay attention to a drug such as Zovirax Duo-Active. This is a unique cream that is made on the basis of a dual action formula. The composition is based on acyclovir and hydrocortisone. The first component fights the virus, and the second one relieves inflammation. Zovirax Duo-Active is more expensive than regular Zovirax. Price per 2 g tube – approx.300 rub. She is justified:
- Due to two active ingredients, the disease is easier to tolerate.
- The cream is easy to use. After some time after application, it dries on the skin and becomes invisible.
In conclusion, it should be noted that "Pencivir" is not the only drug for the treatment of herpes on the lips. There are different antiviral medicines. Judging from the reviews of Pencivir, this drug did not help some people with herpes, but its analogues turned out to be effective. The thing is that every organism is individual. Someone really "Pencivir" may not help. No medicine is 100% guaranteed to be effective. If "Pencivir" does not help, then you can use some of its analogues and look at the result of treatment.
