Lamivudine

Introduction: Lamivudine

Description of Lamivudine

Lamivudine: a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Lamivudine: A synthetic nucleoside analogue with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Intracellularly, lamivudine is phosphorylated to its active metabolites, lamiduvine triphosphate (L-TP) and lamiduvine monophosphate (L-MP). In HIV, L-TP inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) via DNA chain termination after incorporation of the nucleoside analogue into viral DNA. In HBV, incorporation of L-MP into viral DNA by HBV polymerase results in DNA chain termination. L-TP is a weak inhibitor of mammalian DNA polymerases alpha and beta, and mitochondrial DNA polymerase. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database

Lamivudine: zalcitabine analog
Source: CRISP

Lamivudine: A reverse transcriptase inhibitor and ZALCITABINE analog in which a sulfur atom replaces the 3' carbon of the pentose ring. It is used to treat HIV disease.
Source: MeSH 2007

Lamivudine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lamivudine:

• Nucleoside
• Transcriptase
• Inhibitor
• Combination
• Combination syndrome
• Zidovudine
• AIDS
• HIV
• HIV disease (8 causes)

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Lamivudine include:

• Lamotrigine

Terms associated with Lamivudine:

Terms Similar to Lamivudine:

• 3TC

Source: Diseases Database

• epivir

Source - CRISP

• 3TC

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Lamivudine

• 2'3' dideoxynucleoside

Source - CRISP

• nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
• NRTI

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Lamivudine can be used for:

• 2'3' dideoxy 3' thiacytidine

Source: CRISP

The description of Lamivudine may also be used for the following terms:

• 3TC

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Lamivudine

The following list attempts to classify Lamivudine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• NRTI,nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
• reverse transcriptase inhibitor
• antiviral,antiviral agent,antiviral drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Lamivudine

• Epivir 300mg Tablets , SPC from the eMC
• MedDet
• Epivir 150 mg film-coated tablets , SPC from the eMC
• Epivir Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Lamivudine - RxList Monographs
• Newly Approved Drug Therapies (25): Epivir (lamivudine), GlaxoWellcome
• Epivir Oral Solution , SPC from the eMC
• Epivir brand lamivudine (3TC): a complete guide from AIDSmeds.com

Source: Diseases Database

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