Although many medications are available to treat fever blisters, they are not fever blister cures. A number of over-the-counter and prescription medicines can decrease the severity and duration of symptoms, but they cannot cure the condition or prevent outbreaks from occurring. Time is probably the best fever blister cure -- blisters usually heal within 4 to 10 days.
Are There Any Fever Blister Cures?
Search the Internet for a "fever blister cure," and you might find a number of products out there that claim to cure the condition. The fact is that despite these marketing claims, there are no cures. The only "cure" is time. In 4 to 10 days, on average, the fever blister will generally heal.
For a lot of people, however, 4 to 10 days is a long time. The fever blister may also be particularly painful or discomforting. In these cases, people may turn to a fever blister medication.
Do Medicines Cure Fever Blisters?
A number of prescription and over-the-counter medicines are available to treat
fever blisters. Several of these drugs can decrease the severity and duration of symptoms. Others will just treat
symptoms of fever blisters. This is why you should talk with your healthcare provider or pharmacist to make sure you are getting the right medicine for your needs, especially if you are buying an over-the-counter medicine.
Also, keep in mind that medicines will not cure fever blisters. In a number of clinical studies that compared people who were taking specific fever blister medicines to people who were not taking any medicine, the medications generally improved the time of healing by half a day to one day. In general, pain and tenderness improved one to two days faster in people taking the medicine, compared to those who did not take any medicine.
(Click Fever Blister Medication to learn more about prescription and non-prescription medications that are available to treat fever blisters and their symptoms.)
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