Drug details

Epivir-HBV (lamivudine tablets and oral solution)

type of HIV, NNRTIs, Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Agents, Hepatitis B, NRTIs

Epivir-HBV (lamivudine) Tablets and Oral Solution is a synthetic nucleoside analogue used to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection associated with evidence of hepatitis B viral replication and active liver inflammation. The tablet form of Epivir-HBV is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • night sweats,
  • weight loss,
  • tiredness,
  • stomach pain,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • dizziness,
  • wheezing,
  • weakness,
  • cough,
  • menstrual changes, and
  • feeling cold,
  • severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back,
  • fast or irregular heart rate,
  • cold sores,
  • trouble speaking or swallowing,
  • problems with balance or eye movement,
  • swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid),
  • impotence
  • unusual muscle pain,
  • prickly feeling,
  • swelling around your midsection,
The following drugs are related to Epivir-HBV, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Kivexa (abacavir and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
  • Triumeq (abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
  • Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil)
  • Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension)
  • Baraclude (entecavir)
  • BayHep B (hepatitis b immune globulin (human))
  • Vocabria (cabotegravir tablets for oral use)
  • Comvax (haemophilus b conjugate and hepatitis b vaccine)
  • Cuvitru (immune globulin subcutaneous (human), 20% solution)
  • Prezcobix (darunavir and cobicistat tablets)
  • Viekira XR (dasabuvir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir extended-release tablets)
  • Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
  • Pifeltro (doravirine tablets)
  • Egrifta SV (tesamorelin for injection)
  • Genvoya (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
  • Odefsey (emtricitabine, rilpivirine, and tenofovir alafenamide fixed-dose combination tablets)
  • Engerix-B (hepatitis b vaccine recombinant)
  • Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir)
  • HepaGam B (hepatitis b immune globulin (human))
  • Twinrix (hepatitis a inactivated & hepatitis b (recombinant) vaccine)
  • HyperHep B (hepatitis b immune globulin (human))
  • Recombivax (hepatitis b vaccine (recombinant))
  • PreHevbrio (hepatitis b vaccine (recombinant) injectable suspension)
  • Nabi-HB (hepatitis b vaccine recombinant)
  • Sunlenca (lenacapavir tablets and injection)
  • Tyzeka (telbivudine)
  • Vemlidy Tablets (tenofovir alafenamide)
  • Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)