What is Entecavir drug used for?
Entecavir is a kind of drug which finds its uses in treatment of long-term infection of Hepatitis B. This liver infection is caused by the Hepatitis B virus.
If one gets infected by this virus for a long period, it can lead to damage of the liver, liver failure and even liver cancer, which is however rare.
In India, the generic version of Entecavir is also available with affordable cost. Cipla Entavir (Entecavir 0.5, 1.0 mg) is most popular brand around the world.
Entecavir, the antiviral drug belongs to a category of drugs popular as Hepatitis B virus nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. However, this drug is not known to cure Hepatitis B, nor does it helps in prevention of the spread of the virus to other people through contamination of body fluid or through sexual contact.
Entecavir Price in India
Entecavir price in India is very low as compared to the International market. Many Hepatitis B patient, doctors around the world prefer Entecavir from India because of good quality and affordable price.
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Entavir (Entecavir) comes in two composition 0.5 mg and 1 mg
0.5 mg
Entavir (Entecavir) 0.5 mg tablets is usually used in treating HBV or chronic Hepatitis B Virus. Its main use is in prevention of multiplication of virus in the human cells. As a result the virus cannot produce new viruses and ends up in clearing up the infection.
This tablet can however not be considered as a cure of Hepatitis B. It helps to lower the risks of the complications occurring from Hepatitis B, from any further increase. Hence, this medicine is usually prescribed along with other HBV medicines.
1 mg
Entavir 1 mg is composed of Entecavir, which is an antiviral drug which inhibits action of viral DNA polymerase enzyme in the cells of the liver essential for the multiplication of the virus. As a result, the virus cannot make new viruses and the amount of Hepatitis B virus in the body is reduced to a great extent.
Entecavir Brands in India
Here a few Entecavir 0.5 mg brands, which are available in India:
Entehep 0.5 mg Tablet 10s – Cadila Pharma
Entavir 0.5 mg Tablet 10s – Cipla
X Vir 0.5 mg Tablet 30s – Natco Pharma
Cronivir 0.5 mg Tablet 30s – Hetero Healthcare
Entehep 0.5 mg Tablet 30s – Zydus Cadila
Entaliv 0.5 mg Tablet 30s – Dr Reddy
Can Entecavir cure hepatitis B?
Entecavir is a class of medications, which is known as nucleoside analogs. Its main function is in decreasing the load of Hepatitis B virus inside the body. However, it does not cure Hepatitis B in most cases and may not prevent complications like liver cirrhosis or cancer of the liver.
Benefits of Entecavir medicine
Entecavir is a kind of reverse transcriptase inhibitor which prevents Hepatitis B virus from multiplication and as a result the amount of virus in the body decreases.
It may be used in various stages of the infection starting from mild, compensated or severe to decompensated and life-threatening liver diseases.
This drug can be used in patients where the virus replicates (HBe-Antigen positive) actively or even in patients where the virus is inactive (Hbe-Antigen negative).
This can be used in adults, adolescents as well as children (of age more than 2 years).
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