EMA — authorised 29 July 1999
- Application: EMEA/H/C/000242
- Marketing authorisation holder: GlaxoSmithKline Trading Services Limited
- Local brand name: Zeffix
- Indication: Zeffix is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults with: compensated liver disease with evidence of active viral replication, persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and histological evidence of active liver inflammation and / or fibrosis. Initiation of lamivudine treatment should only be considered when the use of an alternative antiviral agent with a higher genetic barrier is not available or appropriate; decompensated liver disease in combination with a second agent without cross-resistance to lamivudine.
- Status: approved