Abreva Docosanol 10% Cream is a cold sore treatment that acts fast to tackle cold sores at their source. Formulated with docosanol 10%, this fever blister and cold sore medication helps to shorten the duration of tingling, pain, burning and itching associated with cold sores if used as directed at the first sign of a tingle. Unlike other cold sore remedies that just soothe symptoms, Abreva Cold Sore Treatment penetrates deep to create a barrier around healthy skin cells to prevent the spread of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Abreva Cream is the only nonprescription cold sore medicine approved by the FDA to shorten healing time to heal cold sores in as few as 2 1/2 days (1). This healing cream should be applied 5 times a day until your cold sore is fully healed, for a maximum of 10 days. This Abreva Docosanol 10% Cream tube is easy to apply and take on the go. (1) When used at the first sign