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Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase / DNA polymerase
Virology / Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) (Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir)) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Adefovir dipivoxil is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks viral DNA polymerase activity in hepatitis B virus.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) TARGET | Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | marketed | Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor | Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase / DNA polymerase | |
| atazanavir/tenofovir/emtricitabine | atazanavir/tenofovir/emtricitabine | Community Research Initiative of New England | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (protease inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Tenofovir (TDF) | Tenofovir (TDF) | French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis | marketed | Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NtRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase; Hepatitis B polymerase | |
| Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Pill | Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Pill | Fundacion IDEAA | marketed | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination | HIV-1 reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate | Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate | Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections | marketed | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination | HIV-1 reverse transcriptase | |
| Vaginal TFV Gel | Vaginal TFV Gel | University of Washington | marketed | Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (microbicide) | HIV reverse transcriptase |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor class)
- GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
- IlDong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 1 drug in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 1 drug in this class
- Sun Yat-sen University · 1 drug in this class
- Jiangxi Kvvit Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/adefovir-dipivoxil-adefovir. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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