Abacavir
Active ingredient description
Abacavir is a potent selective inhibitor of HIV-1 and HIV-2. The mechanism of action as to HIV, is the inhibition of the enzyme reverse transcriptase of HIV, an event that causes chain termination and stopping the replication cycle of the virus.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Medicines
Abacavir is the active ingredient of these drugs:
South Africa
South Africa
South Africa
Ecuador
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South Africa
South Africa
Australia Austria Canada Cyprus Estonia
Brazil Mexico
Abacavir is also found within below combination drugs:
ABAVILAM , AZADAR , BACATAC , COABLAM , DUMIVA , EPZICOM , HETERUAM , KIVALA , KIVEXA , MYLAMBA , PROFELVIR , QUADRIMUNE , QULAM-CO , RETRIKIL , TERZALA , TRELAVUE , TRIUMEQ , TRIZIVAR , TRIZIVIR , VIROXIAL , VIRULATE , VUBIR , VUDIMAX
Structural formula
Chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₈N₆O
Molecular mass: 286.332 g/mol
3D molecular structure