Who should take BARACLUDE (entecavir)?

Deciding on treatment with a chronic hepatitis B medicine

If you have chronic (or long-term) hepatitis B, you and your doctor may decide that a chronic hepatitis B medicine such as BARACLUDE^® (entecavir) is right for you.

BARACLUDE is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in adults who have active virus and liver damage.

• Currently there is no cure for HBV. BARACLUDE will not cure HBV
• BARACLUDE may:
• lower the amount of HBV in the body
• lower the ability of HBV to multiply and infect new liver cells
• improve the condition of your liver
• It is not known whether BARACLUDE will reduce the chances of getting liver cancer or liver damage (cirrhosis), which may be caused by chronic HBV infection
• It is not known if BARACLUDE is safe and effective for use in children

• Are allergic to any of the ingredients of this chronic hepatitis B medicine, including the active ingredient in BARACLUDE, entecavir. Please see the Patient Information for a full list of ingredients.
• Are less than 16 years old. BARACLUDE has not been studied in children; it is not recommended for anyone less than 16 years old.

Ask your doctor how BARACLUDE may reduce the amount of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the body, which may improve the condition of your liver. Only your doctor can decide if BARACLUDE, or any chronic hepatitis B medicine, is right for you.

It is important to stay under your doctor's care while taking BARACLUDE. Some people, especially those who have already been treated with certain other medicines for HBV infection, may develop resistance to BARACLUDE. These people may have less benefit from treatment with BARACLUDE and may have worsening of hepatitis after resistant virus appears. Your doctor will test the level of the hepatitis B virus in your blood regularly.