Adefovir dipivoxil, previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon and Hepsera, is an orally-administered acyclic nucleotide analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (ntRTI) used for treatment of hepatitis B. It is ineffective against HIV-1. Adefovir dipivoxil is the diester prodrug of adefovir.
Indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adult patients with evidence of active viral replication and either evidence of persistent elevations in serum aminotransferases (ALT or AST) or histologically active disease; this is based on histological, virological, biochemical, and serological responses in adult patients with HBeAg+ and HBeAg- chronic hepatitis B with compensated liver function, and in adult patients with clinical evidence of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus with either compensated or decompensated liver function.
Northwestern University CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Univ. of Cincinnati CRS, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
USC Univ Hosp & Ambulatory Hlth Care Ctr / USC Med Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
Emory Univ, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
UCLA CARE Ctr, Los Angeles, California, United States
North Jersey Community Research Initiative, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Community Consortium / UCSF, San Francisco, California, United States
Washington Reg AIDS Prog / Dept of Infect Dis, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Johns Hopkins Hosp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Division of Inf Diseases/ Indiana Univ Hosp, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Boston Med Ctr, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cook County Hosp. CORE Ctr., Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Pacific Oaks Med Group, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Univ of Colorado / Health Science Ctr, Denver, Colorado, United States
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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