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My brother is having bed sores and it has red. Doctor prescribed lizolid and valcivir 1gm and cream betadine .how long it will take to heal .lt is three days.
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Hello Mr. lybrate-user, you said bed sores but have also been prescribed valcivir which is anti- viral medication (that means he is probably suffering with herpes). It takes a week to 10 days for improvement. Thank you.
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