<p>Adult Dosage:</p>

<p><strong>Cold Sores</strong>: 2 grams every 12 hours for 1 day</p>

<p><strong>Genital Herpes:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><strong>Initial episode</strong>: 1 gram twice daily for 10 days</li>
	<li><strong>Recurrent episodes</strong>: 500 mg twice daily for 3 days Suppressive therapy</li>
	<li><strong>Immunocompetent patients</strong>: 1 gram once daily</li>
	<li><strong>Alternate dose in patients with &lt; 9 recurrences/year</strong>: 500 mg once daily</li>
	<li><strong>HIV-infected patients</strong>: 500 mg twice daily</li>
	<li><strong>Reduction of transmission</strong>: 500 mg once daily</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Herpes Zoster</strong>: 1 gram 3 times daily for 7 days<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pediatric Dosage:</p>

<ul>
	<li><strong>Cold Sores</strong>&nbsp;(&gt; 12 years of age): 2 grams every 12 hours for 1 day</li>
	<li><strong>Chickenpox</strong>&nbsp;(2 to &lt; 18 years of age): 20 mg/kg 3 times daily for 5 days; not to exceed 1 gram 3 times daily</li>
</ul>