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Is abreva effective in treating cold sores?
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Has some effect: The best treatment is laser such as the biolase md laser which will relieve the pain immediately and decrease the normal healing time for the cold sore.
Answered 9/8/2013
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Somewhat: Cold sores are viral infections ( herpes simplex i ) and do not respond to antibiotics. The Amino Acid lysine, is very effective at reducing the time to heal.
Answered 6/24/2014
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