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Aciclovir, also spelled acyclovir, is a synthetic guanosine nucleoside analogue used as an antiviral medication against herpesviruses. It is prescribed chiefly for infections caused by herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus, including cold sores, genital herpes, chickenpox, and shingles. The selective way it is activated inside virus-infected cells helped earn its developers a share of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and it remains on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Valacyclovir, also spelled valaciclovir, is an antiviral medication of the nucleoside analogue class used to treat infections caused by herpesviruses. It is an orally administered prodrug of aciclovir; after absorption the body converts it into aciclovir, reaching higher blood levels than aciclovir taken by mouth. It is prescribed for conditions such as cold sores, genital herpes and shingles, and it appears on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.