Entecavir

Entecavir (INN) (pronounced /ɛnˈtɛkəvɪr/) is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B infection. It is marketed under the trade name Baraclude (BMS). Entecavir is a nucleoside analog (more specifically, a guanine analogue) that inhibits reverse transcription, DNA replication and transcription in the viral replication process. The drug's manufacturer claims that entecavir is more efficacious than previous agents used to treat he... more

Medicine

ATC Code:

  • J05AF10

Drugbank:

  • APRD00948

Pubchem:

  • 153,941

CAS Number:

  • 142217-69-4
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