Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: I’m a 64-year-old female with shingles. I have severe pain in the breastbone and back and a small rash under my breast. I cannot tolerate Valtrex, which ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve been diagnosed with shingles. What can I take for the pain? DEAR READER: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster or just zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It is the ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir (Valtrex) be a game changer for eye disease? Long-term, low-dose antiviral ...

Significant treatment benefits seen at 18 months; in addition, risk for experiencing subsequent end points lower with valacyclovir. HealthDay News — One year of valacyclovir is beneficial for patients ...

Low-dose suppressive valacyclovir treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) did not show significant benefits at 12 months but showed treatment superiority at 18 months and a reduction in the ...

There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with shingles after a few days of a painful rash. The doctor recommended acyclovir, gabapentin and prednisone. Do these really help? -- M.F. Answer: Shingles is when ...

Q I am 71, and about two weeks ago, I came down with shingles in my right lower back, and it also affected my bladder. My doctor prescribed Valtrex, which I have now finished, and my bladder function ...