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- chroni...
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
Anderson Clinical Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Johns Hopkins Univ Clinical Pharmacology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Anderson Clinical Research / Inc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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