Lamivudine - Uses and Side Effects

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What is lamivudine used for?

Lamivudine, commonly called 3TC, is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It is also used to treat chronic hepatitis B when other options are not possible. It is effective against both HIV-1 and HIV-2.

What class of drug is lamivudine?

Lamivudine belongs to a class of drugs called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. These drugs are often used to treat similar conditions. Lamivudine doesn’t cure infection with HIV or HBV.

What is lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) used for?

Lamivudine (Epivir) is used along with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in adults and children 3 months of age and older. Lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) is used to treat hepatitis B infection. Lamivudine is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).

What is the difference between lamivudine and Epivir?

Lamivudine is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus from multiplying in your body. Epivir is for treating HIV in adults and children at least 3 months old. HIV is the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Epivir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

What is active lamivudine?

As an L- (-)-nucleoside enantiomer instead of a D-enantiomer, active lamivudine (3TC) is not primarily recognized by human polymerases as a substrate but actively competes with natural cytidine triphosphate to inhibit reverse transcriptase DNA synthesis seen in both HIV-1 and HBV infection.

What Is Lamivudine

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Lamivudine Information

1. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/medicines/medicinal-product/aht,20186/lamivudine