The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J | Antiinfectives for systemic use | |
| 2 | J05 | Antivirals for systemic use | |
| 3 | J05A | Direct acting antivirals | |
| 4 | J05AF | Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors | |
| 5 | J05AF08 | Adefovir dipivoxil |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
| Route | Amount |
|---|---|
| ORAL - Oral | 10 mg |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Adefovir dipivoxil |
Adefovir dipivoxil is an oral prodrug of adefovir, an acyclic nucleotide phosphonate analogue of adenosine monophosphate, which is actively transported into mammalian cells where it is converted by host enzymes to adefovir diphosphate. Adefovir diphosphate inhibits viral polymerases by competing for direct binding with the natural substrate (deoxyadenosine triphosphate) and, after incorporation into viral DNA, causes DNA chain termination. |
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepsera 10 mg tablets | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| HEPSERA Tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.
