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Active ingredient

Acyclovir

20 medications authorised for sale in Canada contain Acyclovir.

How it is classified

  • Anti-infectives for systemic use
  • Dermatologicals

The anatomical main group records the body system a medicine acts on. It is not a statement of what this ingredient treats, and nothing on this page is. Products containing this ingredient are classified under more than one group.

Products containing Acyclovir

Strengths and forms differ between these products — check them against your own. Containing the same active ingredient does not mean two products can be substituted for each other: whether a substitution is permitted is a provincial decision, and this page does not show it. Ask a pharmacist.

How Health Canada files this ingredient

  • ACYCLOVIR
  • ACYCLOVIR (ACYCLOVIR SODIUM)

These are the spellings used across the products above, including the specific salt in each. They are grouped here as one ingredient.

Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-12. Marketed human products only.

Important:

Information only — this is not medical advice. RxMonitor shows what Health Canada and provincial drug programs have published about authorised products. It does not tell you what to take, whether a medication is right for you, or what dose to use.

Always talk to a pharmacist or physician about your own medication, and never start, stop or change one based on what you read here.