Entecavir is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection. It is marketed under the trade name Baraclude (BMS).
Entecavir is a guanine analogue that inhibits all three steps in the viral replication process, and the manufacturer claims that it is more efficacious than previous agents used to treat hepatitis B (lamivudine and adefovir). It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2005.
For the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in adults with evidence of active viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease.
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Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
PeKing University People's Hopital, Beijing, Beijing, China
New Discovery LLC, New York, New York, United States
Asian Pacific Liver Center at St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
ChengChing Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital Yu-Lin Branch, YuLin, Taiwan
The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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