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Adefovir (a-DEF-oh-veer) is used to treat adults with chronic infections of active hepatitis B. Adefovir is not a cure for the hepatitis B virus, but it may lower the amount of hepatitis B virus in your body. It may also lower the ability of the virus to multiply in your body. Adefovir is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms: Oral Tablets (U.S.)
Adefovir is used to treat chronic (long-term) hepatitis B infection (swelling of the liver caused by a virus) in patients who have symptoms of the disease. Adefovir is in a class of medications called nucleotide analogs. It works by decreasing the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the body. Adefovir will not cure hepatitis B and may not prevent complications of chronic hepatitis B such as cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer. Adefovir may not prevent the spread of hepatitis B to other people. Adefovir comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with or without food. Take Adefovir at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Adefovir exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Brand names: - Adefovir - Hepsera |