adefovir dipivoxil

Adefovir pivoxil is an organic phosphonate that is the dipivoxil ester of adefovir. A prodrug for adefovir, an HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor, adefovir pivoxil is used to treat chronic hepatitis B viral infection. It has a role as an antiviral drug, a prodrug, a nephrotoxic agent, a HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a DNA synthesis inhibitor. It is a member of 6-aminopurines, an ether, an organic phosphonate and a carbonate ester. It is functionally related to an adefovir.