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Antiviral medicines for chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C sit in this range, including Baraclude and Epivir HBV for hepatitis B and Hepcinat LP and Copegus for hepatitis C.

Hepcinat Lp

Ledipasvir, Sofosbuvir

90mg + 400mg

Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir tablets for chronic hepatitis C. One of the newer direct-acting antiviral combinations, taken as a course to clear the virus.

From$47.21/ tabletView

Baraclude

Entecavir

0.5mg · 1mg

Entecavir tablets for chronic hepatitis B. It mimics a building block the virus needs, stopping it from copying itself.

From$5.74/ tabletView

Tenvir

Tenofovir Disoproxil

300mg

Tenofovir disoproxil tablets for HIV and chronic hepatitis B. It blocks a key step the virus needs to replicate.

From$4.11/ tabletView

Epivir Hbv

Lamivudine

100mg · 150mg

Lamivudine tablets for chronic hepatitis B. They work by preventing the virus from multiplying in liver cells.

From$1.07/ tabletView

Copegus

Ribavirin

200mg

Ribavirin capsules for chronic hepatitis C. It interferes with viral RNA and the cell's messenger RNA, stopping the virus from replicating.

From$7.24/ capsuleView

Key points

  • Chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C are treated differently and are not one generic liver-medicine group, even though an ingredient such as tenofovir also appears in HIV management.
  • Chronic hepatitis B does not always call for immediate medicine; treatment decisions include monitoring and liver-disease assessment.
  • Current hepatitis C care relies on oral direct-acting antiviral medicines for most people with detectable infection.
  • Hepatitis B status is checked when hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals begins, because reactivation can occur.

Chronic hepatitis B medicines

Baraclude contains entecavir, Epivir HBV contains lamivudine, and both are listed for chronic hepatitis B. Tenvir contains tenofovir disoproxil and is listed for chronic hepatitis B as well as HIV-1 infection, an ingredient also used in HIV management.

Chronic hepatitis C medicines

Hepcinat LP combines ledipasvir with sofosbuvir and is listed for chronic hepatitis C. Copegus contains ribavirin, also listed for chronic hepatitis C, though it is a different type of medicine from the ledipasvir and sofosbuvir combination.

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