Besifovir dipivoxil maleate: a novel antiviral agent with low toxicity and high genetic barriers for chronic hepatitis B.
Jeong Eun SongJun Yong ParkPublished in: Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy (2021)
BSV is a newly developed antiviral agent against HBV. This new agent has strong antiviral activity with low toxicity and a high barrier to resistance. Because there is concern that patients treated with a high dose of BSV require carnitine supplementation, BSV with carnitine supplementation is recommended during antiviral therapy.