Epivir
Epivir is a hiv medication containing Lamivudine, available as 150mg tablets.
- Category
- Hiv · Antivirals
- Active ingredient
- Lamivudine
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 150mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Epivir vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hiv infection · Chronic hepatitis b
- Alternative Name
- Epivir Hbv, Zeffix
- Therapeutic Class
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI)
- Pharmacological Class
- Nucleoside analogue
- Minor Side Effects
- headache, nausea, fatigue
- Moderate Side Effects
- elevated liver enzymes, peripheral neuropathy
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Prescription medicine
- Originator
- ViiV Healthcare
- Onset Time
- 0.5–2 hours
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- trimethoprim, emtricitabine
- Age Restrictions
- Dosage adjusted for children.
What you will receive
Epivir is the originator brand name, made by ViiV Healthcare. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with ViiV Healthcare and do not ship the original Epivir.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Lamivudine) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.