A 28-year-old female asked:
my boyfriend has iga kidney disease, can he take acyclovir for genital herpes? if so what mg?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Delia Weiss answered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Kidney : Kidney disease is best monitored by a kidney specialist physician, a nephrologist, and medications and dosing are typically followed closely by the nephrologist. It is safest to report all medicines medicines to the nephrologist before starting or increasing any dose.
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Dr. Joram Seggev answered
Specializes in Allergy and Immunology
He needs a physician: Acyclovir can cause renal damage. As your boyfriend already has kidney disease, the dose of Acyclovir needs to be based on his renal function. Most importantly; does he really need it? Under any circumstances, this kind of problem can't be addressed here any further.
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