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Please tell me what can you put on shingles to make the swelling diminish?
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Oral medications: Oral medications like Famvir or Valtrex (valacyclovir) to try to shut down the virus are the best treatments. As for the swelling of the rash, that is helped by the oral medications.
Answered 2/22/2019
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