==Efficacy== In herpes labialis, the duration of healing, pain and detectable virus is reduced by up to one day, compared with the total duration of 2–3 weeks of disease presentation. ==Mode of action and selectivity== Penciclovir is inactive in its initial form. Within a virally infected cell a viral thymidine kinase adds a phosphate group to t...
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(pen-si´klo-vir) a compound that inhibits viral DNA synthesis in herpesviruses 1 and 2, used in the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis; applied topically.
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