Chemical formula: C₈H₁₁N₃O₃S Molecular mass: 229.256 g/mol PubChem compound: 60825
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| J05AF05 | Lamivudine | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIVIR Oral solution | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
| EPIVIR Film-coated tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Lamivudine is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)Australia (AU)Austria (AT)Brazil (BR)Canada (CA)Croatia (HR)Cyprus (CY)Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)Finland (FI)France (FR)Germany (DE)Hong Kong (HK)Ireland (IE)Israel (IL)Japan (JP)Lithuania (LT)Malta (MT)
Netherlands (NL)Nigeria (NG)Poland (PL)Romania (RO)Singapore (SG)South Africa (ZA)
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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