Baraclude
Entecavir tablets for chronic hepatitis B. It mimics a building block the virus needs, stopping it from copying itself.
- Categories
- Antivirals · Hepatitis Treatment
- Active ingredient
- Entecavir
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 0.5mg · 1mg
This listing uses Baraclude as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Baraclude vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
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
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- 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 is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Entecavir, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.