Lamivudine

A nucleoside analogue.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - theoretical effect

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Used to treat other disease

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Clinical trials

General information

Lamivudine is a synthetic nucleoside analogue. It acts through inhibition of viral DNA polymerisation. Lamivudine is used for treatment of hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection (NCIt).

Lamivudine on DrugBank
Lamivudine on PubChem
Lamivudine on Wikipedia



Marketed as

3TC; AMILITRAP; ANTIHEB; AVILAM; AVOLAM; COMBIVIR; EPIVIR; FLAMIVUD; GANVIREL; HEPAVIR; HEPITEC; HEPTAVIR; HEPTODIN; HEPTODINE; HEPTOVIR; LAMDA; LAMIBERGEN; LAMIDAC; LAMITEC; LAMIVIR; LAMIVUDINE; ZEFFIX

 

Structure image - Lamivudine

C1C(OC(S1)CO)N2C=CC(=NC2=O)N


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