🇺🇸 Zovirax in United States

FDA authorised Zovirax on 29 March 1982

Marketing authorisations

FDA — authorised 29 March 1982

  • Application: NDA018604
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAUSCH
  • Local brand name: ZOVIRAX
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 October 1982

  • Application: NDA018603
  • Marketing authorisation holder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE
  • Local brand name: ZOVIRAX
  • Indication: INJECTABLE — INJECTION
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 25 January 1985

  • Application: NDA018828
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: ZOVIRAX
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 April 1991

  • Application: NDA020089
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: ZOVIRAX
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074556
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074727
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA USA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074828
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074833
  • Marketing authorisation holder: STRIDES PHARMA INTL
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074578
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074836
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IVAX SUB TEVA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074872
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL MOLECULES
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 22 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074674
  • Marketing authorisation holder: IVAX SUB TEVA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074834
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL MOLECULES
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 April 1997

  • Application: ANDA074738
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS MID ATLANTIC
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 5 June 1997

  • Application: ANDA074870
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS ELIZABETH
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 August 1997

  • Application: ANDA074906
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ACTAVIS ELIZABETH
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 October 1997

  • Application: ANDA074891
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HERITAGE
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 October 1997

  • Application: ANDA074889
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HERITAGE
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 November 1997

  • Application: ANDA074946
  • Marketing authorisation holder: STRIDES PHARMA INTL
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 November 1997

  • Application: ANDA074914
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 March 1998

  • Application: ANDA075021
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TEVA PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 April 1998

  • Application: ANDA074976
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 April 1998

  • Application: ANDA074977
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MYLAN
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 September 1998

  • Application: ANDA075211
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA USA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 September 1998

  • Application: ANDA074975
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RANBAXY
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 September 1998

  • Application: ANDA074980
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SUN PHARM INDS LTD
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 26 January 1999

  • Application: ANDA075090
  • Marketing authorisation holder: REGCON HOLDINGS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 April 1999

  • Application: ANDA075382
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CARLSBAD
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 30 December 2002

  • Application: NDA021478
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAUSCH
  • Local brand name: ZOVIRAX
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 June 2005

  • Application: ANDA077026
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HIKMA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 September 2005

  • Application: ANDA075677
  • Marketing authorisation holder: APOTEX
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 September 2005

  • Application: ANDA077309
  • Marketing authorisation holder: APOTEX
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 April 2013

  • Application: ANDA202459
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 12 April 2013

  • Application: NDA203791
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LIGAND PHARMS
  • Local brand name: SITAVIG
  • Indication: TABLET — BUCCAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 29 October 2013

  • Application: ANDA203834
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HETERO LABS LTD V
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 November 2013

  • Application: ANDA202168
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CADILA PHARMS LTD
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 June 2014

  • Application: ANDA204605
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 July 2017

  • Application: ANDA205510
  • Marketing authorisation holder: GLENMARK SPECLT
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 July 2017

  • Application: ANDA206437
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL MOLECULAR
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 16 August 2017

  • Application: ANDA206261
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CARLSBAD
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 13 November 2017

  • Application: ANDA205591
  • Marketing authorisation holder: COSETTE
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 March 2018

  • Application: ANDA210401
  • Marketing authorisation holder: YILING
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 April 2018

  • Application: ANDA209000
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALEMBIC
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 January 2019

  • Application: ANDA209971
  • Marketing authorisation holder: TORRENT
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 January 2019

  • Application: ANDA211794
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CIPLA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 4 February 2019

  • Application: ANDA208702
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 20 February 2019

  • Application: ANDA205659
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PADAGIS ISRAEL
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 March 2019

  • Application: ANDA205974
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 6 September 2019

  • Application: ANDA210774
  • Marketing authorisation holder: APOTEX
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 October 2019

  • Application: ANDA209366
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SQUARE PHARMS
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 April 2020

  • Application: ANDA212495
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 23 April 2020

  • Application: ANDA212718
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 10 July 2020

  • Application: ANDA212252
  • Marketing authorisation holder: NOVITIUM PHARMA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 September 2020

  • Application: ANDA212173
  • Marketing authorisation holder: YILING
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 November 2020

  • Application: ANDA208766
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AMNEAL
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 January 2021

  • Application: ANDA213951
  • Marketing authorisation holder: VISTAPHARM LLC
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 19 May 2021

  • Application: ANDA212444
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MACLEODS PHARMS LTD
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 November 2021

  • Application: ANDA212202
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PRINSTON INC
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: OINTMENT — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 March 2022

  • Application: ANDA216331
  • Marketing authorisation holder: AUROBINDO PHARMA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 1 July 2022

  • Application: ANDA215669
  • Marketing authorisation holder: HETERO LABS LTD III
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 August 2022

  • Application: ANDA215724
  • Marketing authorisation holder: RUBICON RESEARCH
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 February 2023

  • Application: ANDA206770
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 9 March 2023

  • Application: ANDA217393
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MSN
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: SUSPENSION — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 21 November 2023

  • Application: ANDA212361
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ALEMBIC
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 2 May 2025

  • Application: ANDA212981
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CIPLA
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CREAM — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Status: approved

FDA

  • Application: ANDA074658
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LEK PHARM
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: TABLET — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA074750
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LEK PHARM
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: ANDA074570
  • Marketing authorisation holder: ROXANE
  • Local brand name: ACYCLOVIR
  • Indication: CAPSULE — ORAL
  • Status: approved

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Zovirax in other countries

Same drug, different regulators. Each page below lists the local marketing authorisation, HTA position, pricing, and adverse-event data.

Other Immunology approved in United States

Frequently asked questions

Is Zovirax approved in United States?

Yes. FDA authorised it on 29 March 1982; FDA authorised it on 22 October 1982; FDA authorised it on 25 January 1985.

Who is the marketing authorisation holder for Zovirax in United States?

BAUSCH holds the US marketing authorisation.