Shingles treatment, online

Shingles is a painful rash caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus, which can lie dormant in the body for years after a childhood chickenpox infection. It typically appears as a band of blisters on one side of the body.

$39

Flat price, usually within 3 hoursNo insurance and no appointment needed

Start quick care visit — $39 Rather talk? Book video

Adults 18–75. Licensed in MD, VA, GA, CA, DC & PA.

Quick care hours: Monday–Saturday, 8 AM–8 PM ET. Visits submitted after 8 PM are reviewed the next business day.

Symptoms we ask about

Painful burning or tingling, red rash after pain begins, fluid-filled blisters that crust, itching, fatigue, fever.

Treatments sometimes prescribed

Acyclovir (Zovirax)

Valacyclovir

Famciclovir

Prescribed only where clinically appropriate, at your physician's discretion. We never prescribe controlled substances.

How the visit works

1. Answer a questionnaire written for this condition — about five minutes.

2. A board-certified physician reviews your answers, usually within 3 hours.

3. Your plan, and any prescription, goes to you and your pharmacy.

When you need in-person care instead

If your symptoms are severe, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by any of the signs below, a written visit is not the right route. Seek in-person care or call 911.

High fever with shaking chills

Severe or worsening pain

Vomiting that prevents you keeping fluids down

Confusion, fainting, or feeling very unwell

Trouble breathing or chest pain

Symptoms that have not improved on prior treatment

If you start a visit and we conclude you need in-person care, we tell you and refund you in full.