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valaciclovir hydrochloride
Valtrex
500 mg · tablet · Antivirals
PBS Pricing
| General patient co-payment | $31.60 |
| Concession co-payment | $7.70 |
| Full dispensed price | $42.80 |
PBS Information
- Item code
- ANV002
- Drug name
- valaciclovir hydrochloride
- Brand name
- Valtrex
- Manufacturer
- GSK
- Formulation
- tablet
- Strength
- 500 mg
- Max quantity
- 42 units
- Max repeats
- 5
- PBS listed
- Yes
- Therapeutic group
- Antivirals
TGA Reference: TGA-MSI-2025-025 · Sponsor: GSK Australia Pty Ltd
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