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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | interferon alfa-2a(Roferon-A ) | ||
| 2. | telbivudine(Tyzeka ) | ||
| 3. | hepatitis B immune globulin(H-BIG , others...) | ||
| 4. | hepatitis B vaccine(Engerix-B , others...) | ||
| 5. | lamivudine(Epivir , Epivir HBV) | ||
| 6. | peginterferon alfa-2a(Pegasys ) | ||
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ADEFOVIR (a DEF o veer) is an antiviral medicine. It is used to treat chronic hepatitis B. This medicine will not cure or prevent hepatitis B infection. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
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Antiviral; acyclic nucleotide.
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INTERFERON ALFA-2a (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) (Roferon-A) helps the immune system fight viral infections such as chronic hepatitis C, and certain cancers like Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia.
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TELBIVUDINE (tel BIV ue deen) is an antiviral medicine. It is used to treat hepatitis. This medicine will not cure hepatitis. It will not stop the spread of hepatitis to others.
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Antiviral; synthetic thymidine nucleoside analog.
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HEPATITIS B VACCINE (hep uh TAHY tis B vak SEEN) is a vaccine. It is used to prevent from an infection with the hepatitis B virus.
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Prevention of HBV infection in neonates, children, adolescents, and adults.
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PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2a (peg in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) is a man-made drug that acts like a protein made by the body. It is used to treat chronic hepatitis B and C infections.
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Antiviral agent; contains interferon alfa (recombinant DNA origin) covalently bound to polyethylene glycol (PEG) monomethoxy ether. Available as peginterferon alfa-2a and peginterferon alfa-2b.
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HEPATITIS B IMMUNE GLOBULIN (hep uh TAHY tis B im MUNE GLOB yoo lin) is used to prevent infections of hepatitis B after close contact with someone who has the infection.
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Prevention of perinatal HBV infection in neonates born to hepatitis B surface antigen-positive (HBsAg-positive) women.
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LAMIVUDINE, 3TC (la ME vyoo deen, 3TC) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It will not stop the spread of HIV to others.
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LAMIVUDINE, 3TC (la ME vyoo deen, 3TC) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It will not stop the spread of HIV to others.
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Antiretroviral with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV); nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
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The hepatitis B vaccine protects against hepatitis B, a serious disease that damages the liver. The vaccine is one of the recommended childhood immunizations.
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Hepatitis B vaccine is prepared in one of two ways: by concentrating and inactivating infectious particles in the circulating blood of persons who are hepatitis B carriers, or by using recombinant-DNA technology to artificially produce the antigen...
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The hepatitis B vaccine (HBV or HepB) is an injection that protects children from contracting hepatitis B, a serious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.
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