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Standard intermittent intravenous acyclovir requires hospitalisation, reducing patient comfort and prolonging admissions. Continuous infusion may maintain therapeutic plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations while enabling treatment through Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). Objectives to evaluate the feasibility, pharmacokinetic target attainment, and cost reduction of continuous intravenous acyclovir for HSV and VZV neurological infections in an OPAT setting. We conducted a case series of eight patients with HSV or VZV neurological infections who received continuous intravenous acyclovir through our OPAT programme after initial hospital\u2010based therapy. Steady\u2010state plasma concentrations were measured to assess pharmacokinetic target attainment. Costs were calculated based on daily costs of discontinued inpatient care and OPAT. Existing literature on continuous intravenous acyclovir and acyclovir in OPAT was reviewed. 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