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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630

Table 3 Food and Drug Administration approved medications for hepatitis B treatment

Generic name	Trade name	Company	Approved for HBV treatment
Interferons
Interferon α-2b, recombinant	Intron^® A	Schering Corporation/ Merck and Co	1992
Perinterferon α-2a	Pegasys^®	Genentech/Roche group	2005
Nucleosides/nucleotides
Lamivudine¹	EPIVIR-HBV^®	GlaxoSmithKline	1998
Adefovir dipivoxil	HEPSERA^TM	Gilead Sciences	2002
Entecavir	BARACLUDE^TM	Bristol-Myers Squibb	2005
Telbivudine²	TYZEKA^TM	Novartis	2006
Tenofovir²	Viread	Gilead Sciences	2008

¹Pregnancy risk category C, can be used in the third trimester;

²Pregnancy risk category B. HBV: Hepatitis B virus.

Citation: Almashhrawi AA, Ahmed KT, Rahman RN, Hammoud GM, Ibdah JA. Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i43/7630.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630