Question: is famvir the same as famciclovir?
Answer: Famvir (famciclovir) is an antiviral drug active against the Herpes viruses, including herpes simplex 1 and 2 (cold sores and genital herpes) and varicella-zoster (shingles and chickenpox). It is a nucleoside analog that mimics one of the building blocks of DNA.