Hepsera
Active Ingredient(s): AdefovirFDA Approved: * September 20, 2002
Pharm Company: * GILEAD
Category: Hepatitis
Adefovir is a prescription medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus. A prodrug form of adefovir was previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon and Hepsera. It is an orally administered nucleotide analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (ntRTI). It can be formulated as the pivoxil prodrug adefovir dipivoxil. Contents 1 Uses 2 History 3 Mechanism of action 4 References 5 External links Uses It is used for treatment of hepatitis B.[1]... [wikipedia]
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