Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already 58% of people with dementia live in low and middle income countries, but by 2050 this will rise to 68%. The fastest growth in the elderly population is taking place in China, India, and their south Asian and western Pacific neighbours.
If acyclovir is your drug of choice ( famvir is a 1 time dose, valtrex is a 2x/day for 1 day dose ), try 800mg 3x/day for 2 days. it works best if started at the very first tingle /sign of a potential cold sore.
Valtrex's website recommends that the drug be taken once during the prodrome of a cold sore (the aura associated with cold sores that can include burning, itching or tingling feeling in the area) and then again 12 hours later. Antiviral treatment has not shown to be effective in treating cold sores after they occur.alacyclovir is used to shorten the duration and severity of shingles symptoms and to help stop new sores from forming. Valacyclovir should be started soon after the shingles rash appears and is taken is normally taken in a week-long regimen.