Chemical formula: C₈H₁₂N₅O₄P Molecular mass: 501.471 g/mol PubChem compound: 60871
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.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| J05AF08 | Adefovir dipivoxil | J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AF Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEPSERA Tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Adefovir dipivoxil is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)
Austria (AT)
Brazil (BR)
Canada (CA)
Cyprus (CY)
Estonia (EE)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Hong Kong (HK)
Ireland (IE)
Israel (IL)
Japan (JP)
Lithuania (LT)
Netherlands (NL)
Poland (PL)
Romania (RO)
Singapore (SG)
Spain (ES)
Turkey (TR)
United Kingdom (UK)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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