How to treat hepatitis B virus mutation

summary

The treatment of hepatitis B is a very concerned problem, in the treatment of hepatitis B, often used antiviral drugs for nucleoside drugs, but in the treatment of hepatitis B, many friends will meet the occurrence of hepatitis B virus mutation, resulting in invalid treatment, treatment wasted, this is an important problem affecting the treatment of hepatitis B. How to treat hepatitis B virus mutation.

How to treat hepatitis B virus mutation

First: lamivudine is a commonly used drug in the treatment of hepatitis B. when the drug resistance of lamivudine appears, some patients can continue to take lamivudine and take measures to protect liver and reduce enzyme.

Second: adefovir dipivoxil has no significant difference in the efficacy of various chronic hepatitis B virus infections, and the long-term treatment safety and tolerance are good. Patients who continue to treat ineffective after lamivudine resistance can choose adefovir dipivoxil.

Third: there is no cross drug resistance between lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil. When patients have lamivudine resistance, doctors can use lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil for 1 to 3 months, and then stop lamivudine and continue to use adefovir dipivoxil.

matters needing attention

It's up to professional doctors to decide whether to stop the drug. Patients should not make any claims, especially those with poor liver function, massive necrosis of liver cells, severe cirrhosis and complicated infection. If they stop lamivudine without authorization, they will have fatal hepatitis.