Additional information
| Dosage Form | Tablets |
|---|---|
| Specialities | ENT, G.P., Physician |
| Packing | 1 x 10 (Alu-Alu) |
| Therapeutic Segment | Antiviral |
Entecavir 1 mg Tablets are used in the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It works by inhibiting the replication of the virus, thereby reducing its levels in the body. Suppressing viral replication helps to slow down the progression of liver damage
- Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
- HIV infection
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush, or break it.
Entecavir inhibits HBV polymerase base priming, reverse transcription of the negative strand from the pregenomic messenger RNA, and synthesis of positive-strand HBV DNA. It is approximately 30-fold more potent than lamivudine in vitro.
Entecavir is a nucleoside analog that works by inhibiting the hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication process at three stages
Base priming : Entecavir competes with deoxyguanosine triphosphate (dGTP) for uptake by the HBV DNA polymerase
Reverse transcription : Entecavir inhibits the reverse transcription of the negative strand of DNA from the pre-genomic messenger RNA
Positive strand synthesis : Entecavir inhibits the synthesis of the positive strand of HBV DNA
As directed by physician
