[Efficacy of cimetidine in treatment of Herpes zoster in the first 5 days from the moment of disease manifestation].

221 patients with Herpes zoster have undergone the treatment. They were given cimetidine in the daily dose 3 x 200 mg and 1 x 400 mg to night. It was proved that the efficacy of the Herpes zoster treatment by cimetidine is inversely proportional to the time of the disease duration. The authors suggest to use cimetidine in the treatment of Herpes zoster virus infections even during the prodromal period.