Soothe it. ABREVA soothes on contact for fast symptom relief. Its cream base contains a moisturizing ingredient. And ABREVA can significantly shorten the time to symptom elimination. 1,2Heal it.ABREVA's proven medicine, docosanol 10%, helps protect healthy lip cells from viral penetration. This limits the virus's ability to reproduce*, thus helping to shorten healing time. 1-3
Like antivirals, OTC ABREVA can shorten healing time. ABREVA is the only cold sore product that contains docosanol, a unique active ingredient with a cell entry blocking mode of action which inhibit the virus from entering the cell. It is not classified as an antiviral because, unlike antivirals, ABREVA does not act directly on the herpes virus.2,3Docosanol can modify the membrane of a healthy lip cell to help inhibit the ability of the virus to fuse with the cell's membrane. This modified cell membrane acts as a barrier to the cold sore virus, inhibiting it from entering. Since viruses can only replicate inside healthy cells, blocking viral entry helps break the cycle of infection -- thus speeding healing. 1*
ABREVA is available in two formats: a convenient tube to keep ABREVA ever-ready at home and now in an easy to use pump that dispenses the right amount of ABREVA. The new pump is convenient, clean and portable. It fits easily into the tiniest purse or pocket, allowing your patients to take action against a cold sore outbreak at the first sign of a tingle.
* Based on laboratory studies
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