SHEET /m/aciclovir · PubChem CID 135398513 · CAS 59277-89-3 · REV 2026.07
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Aciclovir
from sourceC8H11N5O3 · 225.2 g/mol
acycloguanosine · zovirax · ACV · Acicloftal
What is Aciclovir?
The antiviral that made herpes and chickenpox treatable, and won its inventor a Nobel Prize in 1988. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
C1=NC2=C(N1COCCO)N=C(NC2=O)NWhere you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 10,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity
- Species
- mouse
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
10,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 mouse oral from source
1 more reported value
- 1,000 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
WarningIrritantHealth hazardH302, H312, H315, H319, H335, H351from source
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