Feline Herpesvirus

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I have a 2 year old Persian. He has herpes in his eyes. The vet sent me to an eye specialist who diagnosed him and prescribed the following meds:
Chloroptic opthalmic solution (3x daily)
Idoxuridine ointment (1/4" ea. eye 4x daily)
Zovirax liquid orally 2x daily, two weeks, then 1 x daily for 2 weeks.
Interferon Opthalmic solution (1 drop ea. eye 2x daily, 2 weeks, then 1x daily for 2 weeks)
Zithromax liquid orally (1x daily for 7 days)

Some of the meds are carried by the Eye Vet and some have to be specially "compounded" by a drug store. THEY ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE and my boy breaks out about twice a year. Does anyone know of a cheaper way to get these meds?
Also, I would be interested in any alternative treatments as medicating him 4 x a day with 5 meds is very hard on the cat. He's very good most of the time, but it becomes a real chore after a couple of weeks.
Thanks for any answers.