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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | lamivudine(Epivir , Epivir HBV) | ||
| 2. | adefovir(Hepsera ) | ||
| 3. | interferon alfa-2b(Intron A ) | ||
| 4. | entecavir(Baraclude ) | ||
| 5. | interferon alfa-2a(Roferon-A ) | ||
| 6. | telbivudine(Tyzeka ) | ||
| 7. | peginterferon alfa-2a(Pegasys ) | ||
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antiretroviral with antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV); nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antiviral; acyclic nucleotide.
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INTERFERON ALFA-2b (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 b) is a man-made protein. Natural interferons are produced in the body to help the immune system fight viral infections and certain cancer growths. This medicine has similar actions to natural interferons and is used to treat AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, certain types of hepatitis or certain cancers. This medicine may also be used to treat genital or perianal warts.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ENTECAVIR (en TE ka veer) is an antiviral medicine. It is used to treat chronic hepatitis B. This medicine will not cure or prevent hepatitis B infection.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ENTECAVIR (en TE ka veer) is an antiviral medicine. It is used to treat chronic hepatitis B. This medicine will not cure or prevent hepatitis B infection.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antiviral; purine nucleoside analog derived from guanine.
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antiviral; synthetic thymidine nucleoside analog.
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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.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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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