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Name
Adefovir
Alternate Names
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Abbreviations
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Category
AIDS drug
Subcategory
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NSC Number
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Primary Site
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Histology
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Remarks
Adefovir is an antiviral agent (acyclic nucleotide), formerly an investigational drug, has been withdrawn from the investigational program. The manufacturer, Gilead, is not pursuing FDA-approval. Oral adefovir dipivoxil has shown efficacy in chronic hepatitis B infection and HIV infection in limited studies. Adefovir may also prove useful for preventing or treating opportunistic herpes virus infections in HIV-infected patients.
Coding
This drug should NOT be coded
