Fig. 1.
Representative averaged Raman spectrum of an acyclovir cream, 5% product (Zovirax® UK Pump, (a) and of polymorphic forms I, II and V of acyclovir as well as of an acyclovir crystal within a commercial cream product (Zovirax® UK Pump, (b). The highlighted region marks Raman peaks associated with the putative penetration enhancer propylene glycol (840 cm−1) and peaks significant for the distinction of the different polymorphs of acyclovir (650 cm−1), respectively.