Aciclovir brands and prices in Pakistan
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Aciclovir brands in Pakistan
45 brands of Aciclovir are registered in Pakistan, from 40 companies, in 102 presentations (strength, form and pack size). The most common are 200 mg tablet (15 brands), 5% cream (14 brands) and 400 mg tablet (11 brands). For Aciclovir 200 mg tablet, the lowest official price is PKR 19.41 per tablet (ELOVIR by MS SIZA INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD), the middle (median) price is PKR 36.93 per tablet and the highest is PKR 82.65 per tablet (Acylex). Prices are the official maximum retail prices in DRAP records. Brands with the same strength and form contain the same medicine; ask your doctor or pharmacist before you switch brands.
Aciclovir price in Pakistan by strength and form
| Strength and form | Brands | Lowest price | Median price | Highest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 mg tablet | 15 | PKR 19.41 / tabletELOVIR | PKR 36.93 / tablet | PKR 82.65 / tabletAcylex |
| 5% cream | 14 | PKR 27.30 / gVirocil | PKR 35.11 / g | PKR 51.33 / gSantovir Skin |
| 400 mg tablet | 11 | PKR 41.21 / tabletCycloz | PKR 59.09 / tablet | PKR 68.25 / tabletDanclave |
| 800 mg tablet | 9 | PKR 66.48 / tabletAclovir | PKR 76.42 / tablet | PKR 210 / tabletSantovir |
| 200 mg/5 mL suspension | 8 | PKR 4.28 / mLVIRQ | PKR 5.34 / mL | PKR 20.78 / mLAcylex |
| 250 mg injection | 6 | PKR 534 / vialHypovir | PKR 696 / vial | PKR 757 / vialNeuvir |
| 500 mg injection | 5 | PKR 975 / vialAcyclostin | PKR 1,262 / vial | PKR 1,912 / vialACYCLOVIR |
| 250 mg infusion | 3 | PKR 762 / unitHerpex | PKR 805 / unit | PKR 805 / unitAcylex |
| 3 % ointment | 3 | PKR 52.90 / gCYKOVIR | PKR 71.38 / g | PKR 72.30 / gOPHTH CYCLOVIR |
| 30 mg/g ointment | 3 | PKR 48.24 / gLovir | PKR 62.50 / g | PKR 66.77 / gSantovir |
8 less common strengths and forms are in the brand list below.
About Aciclovir
Aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir) is an antiviral medicine. It works against herpes viruses by stopping the virus from spreading in the body. It comes as tablets, capsules and a liquid to take by mouth, a cream for the skin, an eye ointment, and an injection given in hospital. Most forms need a prescription, although in the UK some cold sore creams can be bought from shops and pharmacies. WHO includes it in its list of essential medicines.
What it is used for
- Cold sores
- Genital herpes and other herpes simplex infections
- Chickenpox
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Herpes simplex infections of the eye (as eye ointment)
- Stopping these infections from coming back
- Preventing these infections in people whose immune system does not work well
What it is not for
- It does not cure herpes. The virus stays in the body and the infection can come back.
- It may not stop the herpes virus spreading to other people. Genital herpes can spread through sex even when there are no sores.
- It does not work for infections caused by bacteria, or for colds and flu.
- Do not use the cream inside the mouth, nose, eyes or vagina.
Common side effects
- Headache or dizziness
- Feeling sick (nausea), being sick, diarrhoea or stomach ache
- Rash, itching, or skin that reacts to sunlight
- Feeling tired
- Fever, or feeling faint, especially when standing up
- The cream and eye ointment cause fewer side effects than the tablets
Get medical help straight away if
- Call an ambulance or go to the emergency department for signs of a severe allergic reaction: swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, trouble breathing or swallowing, or collapse.
- Get emergency help for fits (seizures) or loss of consciousness.
- Stop taking it and contact a doctor straight away for a serious skin reaction: blistering or peeling skin, a widespread red or scaly rash, or a rash with fever and swollen glands.
- Contact a doctor straight away for confusion, agitation, seeing or hearing things that are not there, shaking (tremors), unusual sleepiness, poor coordination or trouble speaking.
- Contact a doctor for signs of kidney problems: passing much less urine, blood in your urine, pain in your side, or swollen legs or ankles.
- Contact a doctor for yellow skin or eyes, which can be a sign of liver problems.
- Contact a doctor for pale skin, unusual bruising or bleeding, or unusual weakness, which can be signs of blood problems.
Who should not take it, or should take care
- Do not use it if you have ever had an allergic reaction to aciclovir or valaciclovir.
- Tell your doctor if you have had a severe skin reaction to aciclovir or valaciclovir before.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems or are over 65, as you may need a different dose.
- Tell your doctor if you may be dehydrated, or if you have a weak immune system, including HIV.
- The tablets contain lactose. Check with your doctor if you have been told you cannot digest some sugars.
- Children can usually use the cream or eye ointment, and may be prescribed tablets for chickenpox or shingles.
- Pregnancy: aciclovir is usually considered acceptable, but check with a doctor or pharmacist first.
- Breastfeeding: tell your doctor before taking the tablets. If you use the cream or eye ointment, make sure it does not touch your baby.
Medicines and drinks that can interact
- Probenecid (a gout medicine)
- Cimetidine (a stomach ulcer medicine)
- Mycophenolate mofetil (used to stop the body rejecting a transplant)
- There are no known problems with other medicines when using the cream or eye ointment
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines you take, including ones you buy and herbal remedies
Always tell your doctor and pharmacist about every medicine, supplement and herbal product you take.
Using it safely
- Start the medicine as soon as possible after symptoms begin.
- Use the cream as soon as you feel the first tingling or itching of a cold sore.
- Swallow tablets whole with water, unless they are the type that can be dissolved in water first.
- Drink plenty of fluids while taking the tablets, especially if you have kidney problems.
- Finish the course your doctor prescribes, even if you feel better.
- If you forget a dose, take it when you remember unless the next one is nearly due. Never take two doses together.
- Taking too many tablets can be dangerous. Get medical advice straight away and take the medicine pack with you.
- It can make you dizzy or sleepy. Do not drive or use machines until you know how it affects you.
- See a doctor if a cold sore has not healed, or your symptoms get worse.
- Store it out of the reach of children, at room temperature and away from heat and moisture.
Common questions
Can I drink alcohol while taking aciclovir?
Yes. NHS advice says you can eat and drink normally while using aciclovir, including alcohol.
Will aciclovir cure my herpes?
No. It treats the infection and can be used to stop it coming back, but the virus stays in the body. It may not stop you passing the virus on, so talk to your doctor about protecting your partner.
Can I use aciclovir in pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
It is usually considered acceptable, but check with your doctor or pharmacist first. If you breastfeed and use the cream or eye ointment, do not let it touch your baby.
Why do I need to drink plenty of water?
The NHS and the UK tablet leaflet both advise drinking plenty of fluids while taking the tablets, especially if you have kidney problems. Kidney problems are a rare but serious side effect of aciclovir.
Sources (4)
- NHS. Aciclovir: medicine to treat infections like cold sores, shingles, chickenpox and genital herpes - NHS (2026).
- MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine). Acyclovir: MedlinePlus Drug Information (2026).
- emc (electronic medicines compendium, UK). Aciclovir 400mg Tablets (Patient Information Leaflet, print view) (2026).
- WHO. eEML - Electronic Essential Medicines List (Aciclovir).
Prepared from the sources listed by the MedInfoBase team. General information, not medical advice: it gives no doses. Your doctor or pharmacist decides the medicine and dose for you.
Our condition guides that mention Aciclovir
From our condition guides, written from WHO, NICE and other opened sources. Your doctor decides if Aciclovir is right for you and the dose.
- Chickenpox: Not needed by most healthy children. A doctor may consider them for teenagers, adults, smokers, people with a severe rash or severe pain, and second cases in a household, best within 24 hours of the rash starting. Pregnant women, newborns and people with weak immunity need specialist advice, and severe cases may need treatment through a drip in hospital. Your doctor decides the dose
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye): For eye infection with herpes simplex or shingles virus, started and checked by an eye doctor. Not needed for ordinary viral pink eye
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis): started straight away for suspected eczema herpeticum (cold sore virus infection of eczema), with same-day specialist advice
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Available brands
One brand is shown once per manufacturer; strengths, forms, packs and DRAP registrations remain visible as separate presentations.Official price changes for Aciclovir
27 official price changes across 102 tracked presentations (records from 1 Jul 2024); median change +4.9%; largest +4.9% (Zoraxin 5am 5 %)
Each bar shows how many packs had an official DRAP price change in that month (amber: increase, teal: decrease). The figure above a bar is the median change. Hover or tap a bar for detail; the table below lists the largest changes.
| Brand | Pack | Effective | Old to new | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoraxin 5am 5 % | 2gm | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 66.52 to 69.81 | +4.9% |
| VIRQ 200 mg/5 mL | 60ml | 6 Oct 2026 | PKR 244.82 to 256.92 | +4.9% |
| Zoraxin 5am 5 % | 10gm | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 323.13 to 339.10 | +4.9% |
| Acytov 200 mg/5 mL | 60ml | 28 Sep 2026 | PKR 314.89 to 330.45 | +4.9% |
| VIRQ 200 mg | 10s | 6 Oct 2026 | PKR 306.03 to 321.15 | +4.9% |
| Clovir 5 % | 10gm | 18 Aug 2026 | PKR 478.32 to 501.95 | +4.9% |
| Zoraxin 800 mg | 1x10's | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 1,368.57 to 1,436.18 | +4.9% |
| Herpex 250 mg | 1's vial | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 756.66 to 794.04 | +4.9% |
| Zoraxin 200 mg | 1x10’s | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 380.16 to 398.94 | +4.9% |
| Herpex 250 mg | 25's | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 18,159.84 to 19,056.94 | +4.9% |
Showing the 10 largest of 27 changes. Every change is also on its brand page.
All 45 Aciclovir brands in Pakistan
- Acevir SAFE PHARMACEUTICAL (PVT) LTD · 200 mg tablet
- Acivir Eye ointment Innvotek Pharmaceuticals · 3 % ointment
- Aclovir M/s. Genix Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL syrup, 250 mg infusion, 400 mg tablet
- Acyclostin STALLION PHARMACEUTICALS PVT LTD · 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- ACYCLOVIR Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited · 1 G injection, 500 mg injection
- Acylex BF Biosciences Limited · 250 mg infusion, 500 mg infusion
- Acylex Ferozsons Laboratories Limited · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 400 mg tablet, 5 % ointment
- Acylex w/w Ferozsons Laboratories Limited · 5 % cream
- Acytov Welmed Pharmaceutical Industries (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 400 mg tablet
- Acyzoxe Hamaz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet
- Arpes MTI MEDICAL (PVT.) LTD · 250 mg injection
- Axovir Aspin Pharma · 5% cream
- Clovimed Medera Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 5 % cream
- Clovir Glitz Pharma · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 400 mg tablet
- Clovir Shaigan Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 5 % cream
- Cycloz Focus & Rulz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 400 mg tablet, 50 mg cream, 800 mg tablet
- Cykovir JAENS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES PVT LTD · 200 mg tablet, 3.0% ointment
- Danclave M/s Daneen Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet, 400 mg tablet, 800 mg tablet
- ELOVIR MS SIZA INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD · 200 mg tablet
- Friclov Friends Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Herpex Medisure Laboratories Pakistan Pvt Ltd · 5 % cream
- Herpex S.J & G. Fazul Ellahie (pvt) limited · 250 mg infusion, 500 mg infusion
- Hypovir Nabiqasim Industries (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet, 200 MG/5 mL suspension, 250 mg injection, 400 mg tablet
- Lipsore CRYSTOLITE PHARMACEUTICALS · 5 % cream
- Lolet Winlet Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 400 mg tablet
- Lovir Remington Pharmaceutical Industries (Pvt) Ltd · 30 mg/g ointment
- Medirax Mediate Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd · 200 mg tablet
- Neuvir Neutro Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- OPHTH CYCLOVIR Ophth Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 3% ointment
- POXVIR Atco Laboratories Limited · 200 MG/5 mL suspension
- Pruine Ray Pharma · 5 % ointment
- Prurine Ray Pharma · 400 mg tablet
- Santovir Sante (Private) Limited · 30 mg/g ointment, 800 mg tablet
- Santovir Skin Sante (Private) Limited · 5 % cream
- Virocil Maxitech Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 400 mg tablet, 5 % cream, 800 mg tablet
- Virolite Pearl Pharmaceuticals · 5% w/w ointment
- Viroson Hudson Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 5% cream, 5% ointment
- VIRQ Wilshire Laboratories (Private) Limited · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 250 mg injection
- Viruvir W/W Horizon Healthcare (pvt.) ltd · 5 % cream
- Voclir Sigma Pharma International (Pvt.) Ltd · 50 mg/g (5%) ointment
- Voclir w/w Sigma Pharma International (Pvt.) Ltd · 5 % cream
- Zavisol Pharmasol (Pvt) Ltd · 200 mg tablet, 200 mg/5 mL suspension, 400 mg tablet, 5 % cream
- Zilviro De-Mont Research Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd · 200 mg tablet
- Zoraxin Valor Pharmaceuticals · 200 mg tablet, 30 mg/g ointment, 800 mg tablet
- Zoraxin 5am Valor Pharmaceuticals · 5 % cream
Aciclovir in Pakistan: common questions
How many Aciclovir brands are available in Pakistan?
45 brands of Aciclovir are registered in Pakistan, made or imported by 40 companies.
What is the price of Aciclovir 200 mg tablet in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 19.41 per tablet (ELOVIR by MS SIZA INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD), the middle (median) price is PKR 36.93 per tablet and the highest is PKR 82.65 per tablet (Acylex). These prices are for 15 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is ELOVIR 2*10,s at PKR 388.
What is the price of Aciclovir 5% cream in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 27.30 per g (Virocil by Maxitech Pharma (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 35.11 per g and the highest is PKR 51.33 per g (Santovir Skin). These prices are for 14 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is Virocil 10gm at PKR 273.
What is the price of Aciclovir 400 mg tablet in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 41.21 per tablet (Cycloz by Focus & Rulz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 59.09 per tablet and the highest is PKR 68.25 per tablet (Danclave). These prices are for 11 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is Cycloz 25’s at PKR 1,030.
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