Is BARACLUDE (entecavir) right for me?
BARACLUDE® (entecavir) is a chronic hepatitis B treatment that works to fight the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and may help to improve the condition of your liver.
BARACLUDE is a prescription medicine that treats chronic infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in adults where the virus is multiplying and damaging the liver. This chronic hepatitis B treatment works to help fight HBV and may reduce the amount of the virus in your blood. BARACLUDE is taken once a day by mouth. BARACLUDE does not cure HBV or stop you from spreading the virus to others.
It is not known whether BARACLUDE will reduce your chances of getting liver cancer or liver damage (cirrhosis), which may be caused by chronic HBV infection.
Read the sections below to learn more about choosing a chronic hepatitis B treatment, and to see how BARACLUDE may help to improve the condition of your liver. Ask your doctor if BARACLUDE is right for you. Remember, not all people who have HBV need treatment.
How BARACLUDE can help
HBV attacks your healthy liver cells where it multiplies and infects more liver cells. As a chronic hepatitis B treatment, BARACLUDE works to fight HBV and may reduce the amount of the virus in your blood.
How BARACLUDE can help 
Who should take BARACLUDE?
Find out who can benefit from treatment with BARACLUDE. Remember, only your doctor can decide if BARACLUDE is the right chronic hepatitis B treatment for you.
Who should take BARACLUDE?
Side effects
BARACLUDE has side effects. Read about the common side effects of this chronic hepatitis B treatment now.
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