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Most frequently occurring adverse events in patients treated with ACV cream or vehicle cream
| Adverse event | No. in study 1 (%)
|
No. in study 2 (%)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acyclovir (n = 334) | Vehicle (n = 352) | Acyclovir (n = 348) | Vehicle (n = 351) | |
| Headache | 3 (<1) | 9 (3) | 5 (1) | 6 (2) |
| Flakiness of skin | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (<1) | 6 (2) |
| Desquamation | 2 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 1 (<1) | 4 (1) |
