Zovirax
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Because Burroughs Wellcome Co. had developed a first-of-its-kind treatment for genital herpes, Zovirax, they implemented an aggressive marketing plan that downplayed their drug and instead attached a stigma of shame to having genital herpes.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022
Zovirax was a medical breakthrough for the treatment of herpes simplex, chickenpox, and shingles, and one of its inventors was awarded a Nobel Prize in part for the drug.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019
“The stigma is a comparatively recent phenomenon and appears to be the direct result of a Burroughs Wellcome’s Zovirax pharmaceutical marketing campaign in the late 1970’s through mid 1980’s.”
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019
There was the tube of Zovirax, and there was the $95 payment Makichuk made.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2015
The manufacturer of Zovirax, Britain's GlaxoSmithKline, says the major markets for the drug are Europe, Russia and Australia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2015
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