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When you are stressed or anxious, or when the weather gets cooler, do you notice a small cluster of tiny white blisters exploding to a painful sore on your lips, gums, tongue, or walls of your mouth? Calm down, those blisters are cold sores. The good news is, there is a wide variety of cold sore medicine available in pharmacies near you.

Cold sores are caused by the contagious herpes simplex virus type 1, which is usually acquired during childhood through contact with infected saliva. The type 1 virus lie dormant in the nerve cells of the body but can be triggered by stress, anxiety, a cold or excessive exposure to the sun. It usually affects the external lips or near your mouth or nose and usually last from 1 to 2 weeks.

Cold sores may be contagious, but cold sore medication can treat and relieve this condition. There are several options for you to choose from:

Topical Creams

• Zovirax cream (Acyclovir 5% cream). Often advertised as the best cold sore medicine, this FDA-approved cream has been proven effective to thwart the herpes virus from spreading, diminish the length and intensity of the blisters, and speed the full recovery of the sore.

• Denavir (Penciclovir 1% cream) is another FDA-approved cream to treat the recurring outbreak of cold sore by targeting its symptoms when applied as often as necessary.

• Quantum Super Lysine Plus Cold Sore Cream – Lysine is an essential amino acid, which we need in our daily diet to battle the viruses, including the herpes simplex virus, and produce infection-fighting antibodies, enzymes, hormones, and body tissues. Ointment and supplements are also available in your local drugstores to reduce infection and in how to prevent cold cores from returning.

• Resveratrol cream is usually applied 2 to 5 times a day as a medicine for cold sores to suppress the spread of cold sores and reduce the infection the virus causes.

• Anbesol Cold Sore Therapy Ointment with Vitamin E and Aloe Vera apparently provides maximum strength pain relief to cold sores and fever blisters as it treats and protects your skin while keeping it moisturized.

Cold sore prescription medication

• Antivirals acyclovir, Famciclovir (Famvir), and Valcyclovir (Valtrex) is the best medicine for cold sores, but most of them require a doctor’s prescription before they can be administered. They can be taken orally to treat severe cold sore symptoms on the mouth, nose, or hard to reach oral parts.

Over the counter gels, antiseptic, and swabs

• Abreva is an FDA-approved over the counter fever blister medicine designed to shorten the healing time.

• ViraMedx Releev 1-day cold sore treatment is an antiseptic to eliminate the tingling, pain, burning, and blistering conditions.

• Orajel Medicated Cold Sore Swabs are maximum strength cold sore medications that provide fast relief to cold sore patients.

• Zilactin Cold Sore Gel temporarily relieves pain caused by cold sores, canker sores, etc. Its protective film reduces irritation caused by normal eating and drinking.

• Herpetrol Cold Sore Relief Gel provides temporary relief of pain and itching associated with fever blisters and cold sores. The first aid gel works as a medication for cold sores by protecting the skin from infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns.

Nevertheless, the first step towards fighting the infections caused by cold sores is to improve your immune system. If you are worried about adverse reactions to a particular treatment, it is best to consult your doctor to help you find a suitable cold sore medicine for your circumstances.