EPIVIR Film-coated tablet Ref.[7530] Active ingredients: Lamivudine

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: ViiV Healthcare BV, Van Asch van Wijckstraat 55H, 3811 LP Amersfoort, Netherlands

Product name and form

Epivir 150 mg film-coated tablets.

Epivir 300 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Epivir 150 mg film-coated tablets: Film-coated tablet. White, diamond shaped scored tablets engraved with “GX CJ7” on both faces.

Epivir 300 mg film-coated tablets: Film-coated tablet. Grey, diamond shaped and engraved with “GX EJ7” on one face.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Epivir 150 mg film-coated tablets: Each film-coated tablet contains 150 mg lamivudine.

Epivir 300 mg film-coated tablets: Each film-coated tablet contains 300 mg lamivudine.

Excipient(s) with known effect:

Each 150 mg tablet contains 0.378 mg sodium.

Each 300 mg tablet contains 0.756 mg sodium.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Lamivudine

Lamivudine is a nucleoside analogue which has activity against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV). Its main mode of action is as a chain terminator of viral reverse transcription.

List of Excipients

Epivir 150 mg Film-coated tablets

Tablet core:

Microcrystalline cellulose (E460)
Sodium starch glycollate
Magnesium stearate

Tablet film-coat:

Hypromellose (E464)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Macrogol
Polysorbate 80

Epivir 300 mg Film-coated tablets

Tablet core:

Microcrystalline cellulose (E460)
Sodium starch glycollate
Magnesium stearate

Tablet film-coat:

Hypromellose (E464)
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Black iron oxide (E172)
Macrogol
Polysorbate 80

Pack sizes and marketing

Epivir 150 mg Film-coated tablets: Child resistant HDPE bottles or PVC/aluminium foil blister packs each containing 60 tablets.

Epivir 300 mg Film-coated tablets: Child resistant HDPE bottles or PVC/aluminium foil blister packs each containing 30 tablets.

Marketing authorization holder

ViiV Healthcare BV, Van Asch van Wijckstraat 55H, 3811 LP Amersfoort, Netherlands

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

Epivir 150 mg Film-coated tablets:

EU/1/96/015/001 (Bottle)

EU/1/96/015/004 (Blister pack)

Epivir 300 mg Film-coated tablets:

EU/1/96/015/003 (Bottle)

EU/1/96/015/005 (Blister pack)

Epivir 150 mg Film-coated tablets:

Date of first authorisation: 8 August 1996

Date of last renewal: 28 July 2006

Epivir 300 mg Film-coated tablets:

Date of first authorisation: 15 November 2001

Date of last renewal: 28 July 2006

Drugs

Drug Countries
EPIVIR Austria, Brazil, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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