Abstract
The authors describe a controlled clinical study in which rifamycin SV 250 mg intramuscularly and topical b.i.d. was compared to intramuscular neuramide b.i.d. plus, where necessary, other drugs (antibiotics, polivitamins, analgesics, etc.) for the treatment of two groups of thirty randomly selected patients suffering from herpes zoster.
In all patients the symptoms were controlled by both treatments but statistical tests revealed that rifamycin SV was able to heal pain (p < 0·05), vesicles, crusts and burning sensation (p < 0·1) faster than neuramide.
Furthermore, by the seventh day of therapy, the authors found that rifamycin SV reduced the intensity of both pain and erythema (p < 0·01 for pain; p < 0·05 for erythema) more than neuramide.
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