Telbivudine Other names: Epavudine L-deoxythymidine Beta-l-thymidine

Chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₅  Molecular mass: 242.229 g/mol  PubChem compound: 159269

Active ingredient description

Telbivudine is a synthetic thymidine nucleoside analogue with activity against HBV DNA polymerase. It is efficiently phosphorylated by cellular kinases to the active triphosphate form. Incorporation of telbivudine-5'-triphosphate into viral DNA causes DNA chain termination, resulting in inhibition of HBV replication.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
J05AF11 Telbivudine J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J05 Antivirals for systemic use → J05A Direct acting antivirals → J05AF Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
SEBIVO Film-coated tablet European Medicines Agency (EU) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 3424-98-4
DrugBank Drug: DB01265
KEGG Drug: D06675
PubChem Compound: 159269
RxNorm Ingredient: 474128
SNOMED-CT Concept: 425347005
Telbivudine (substance)
UNII Identifier: 2OC4HKD3SF
TELBIVUDINE

Medicines

Telbivudine is an active ingredient of these brands:

Estonia (EE)

Hong Kong (HK)

Lithuania (LT)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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