aciclovir 5% 2g
from £5.99aciclovir 5% in a 2g presentation. A prescriber checks whether this specific option fits your assessment and current medicines.
Cold sores, managed from the first familiar signs.
If you recognise a familiar cold-sore outbreak, early treatment may help. We check whether topical or oral treatment fits your situation.
~6 minute assessmentIndividual prescriber reviewPlain-box delivery
How the consultation works
i.Answer clinical questionsTell us about your health, symptoms and current medicines.
ii.Choose a preferenceSee only options left open by the screening rules.
iii.Prescriber decisionA registered prescriber decides whether treatment is appropriate.
iv.Pharmacy and deliveryThe pharmacy completes its own checks before discreet tracked delivery.
Completing the questionnaire never guarantees a prescription. The prescriber decides — and may suggest a different treatment, ask you more questions, or advise seeing your GP. If we can't treat you, you get a full refund.
Treatment approaches
valaciclovir 500mg 10 tablets
from £18.99valaciclovir 500mg in a 10 tablets presentation. A prescriber checks whether this specific option fits your assessment and current medicines.
Transparent pricing
Medicine and assessment prices are shown in GBP. Optional review and delivery charges are itemised before payment.
Medicine informationAciclovir5% · 2g
GSLIllustrative pack
Aciclovir 5% · 2g£5.99
Medicine informationValaciclovir500mg · 10 tablets
POM · genericIllustrative pack
When to speak to your GP
Speak to your GP for very large or painful sores, frequent recurrence, poor healing or uncertainty about the diagnosis.
When to seek urgent help
Seek urgent same-day advice for a painful red eye, vision change or severe symptoms with reduced immunity.
Emergency: call 999 · Urgent advice: NHS 111
Common questions
What is cold sores?
Cold sores are small blisters caused by herpes simplex virus and often begin with tingling, itching or burning.
What does the online assessment check?
We confirm the pattern and review pregnancy, kidney health, immune suppression, eye symptoms and outbreak frequency.
Which treatment options are available?
Options in this service include aciclovir or valaciclovir. Availability does not mean a particular option is safe for you; the prescriber makes that decision.
What should I expect from treatment?
Treatment may shorten symptoms but does not remove the virus or guarantee that future outbreaks will stop.
Does completing the assessment guarantee treatment?
No. A prescriber may decline, ask for more information or recommend another route of care. If treatment is declined after payment, the treatment payment is refunded in full.
Further reading and sources
Independent sources
General patient information. Read the sources and patient information leaflet; individual treatment requires clinical assessment.
Ready when you are.
About 6 minutes of questions. Reviewed by a registered prescriber, usually the same day.
What to expect from GP-Hubs
- Clinical review
- A registered prescriber decides whether treatment is appropriate.
- Dispensing
- Pharmacy Warehouse Ltd performs independent pharmacy checks.
- Delivery
- Available services and their charges are shown before payment.
- If declined
- The medicine request is refunded in full, including its delivery charge.
- Your record
- View requests and care updates in your patient portal.