Baraclude
Entecavir tablets for chronic hepatitis B. It mimics a building block the virus needs, stopping it from copying itself.
- Category
- Hepatitis Treatment
- Active ingredient
- Entecavir
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.5mg · 1mg
Baraclude is the reference name. You receive a generic with the same active ingredient and strength.
No prescription needed: we place your order for Baraclude on your behalf.
Baraclude details
- Condition
- Chronic Hepatitis B
- Alternative names
- entecavir
- Therapeutic class
- Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Hepatitis B Antiviral
- Contraindications
- hypersensitivity to entecavir
- Minor side effects
- headache; fatigue; dizziness
- Moderate side effects
- nausea; elevated liver enzymes; dyspepsia
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Originator
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Onset Time
- 2–4 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Ganciclovir; Tenofovir
- Age restrictions
- Approved for patients over two years of age.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Pregnancy: Limited clinical data. Breastfeeding: Avoid.
Serious side effects
lactic acidosis, requires immediate medical attention; severe exacerbation of hepatitis B, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Entecavir tablets for chronic hepatitis B. It mimics a building block the virus needs, stopping it from copying itself.
Mechanism of action
Competes with deoxyguanosine triphosphate to block vital functions of HBV polymerase, stopping viral chain elongation.
What you will receive
Baraclude names the medicine you are looking for. What ships is a generic version of it.
- A generic containing Entecavir at the strength you pick.
- Which generic brand and maker ships depends on stock and destination.
- Check the active ingredient, strength, form, pack, seal, batch and expiry when it arrives.