In the antiviral treatment of hepatitis B, interferon or nucleoside, which is the preferred drug?

To prevent the replication of hepatitis B virus, we can have antiviral treatment, and can alleviate the inflammation of liver tissue, reduce the risk of patients to develop liver cancer, so antiviral treatment is the most important for chronic hepatitis B patients.

Nowadays, there are two kinds of antiviral treatments for hepatitis B: interferon and nucleoside.

So how should the patient choose?

Is interferon the first choice for patients?

1. Interferon

Learn about interferons

Interferon is divided into peg-interferon and ordinary interferon, it is the earliest against hepatitis b virus drugs in clinical application, its mechanism of action is to strengthen the body’s antiviral immunity, it itself is a kind of protein, not eliminate the virus, it need to be with people inside the cell surface to produce interferon receptor combination, make the body’s own cells to produce antibodies, reach the purpose of preventing HBV replication, in addition, interferon can strengthen immunity, increase immunity, and the way we can by injecting drug delivery.

2. Nucleoside analogues

Learn about nucleoside analogues

The drugs for clinical application in the late 1990 s, it can directly kill the virus, from the short-term effect, it is better than that of interferon, so after the drug application and get the favour of the patients, the mechanism of action of nucleoside analogues is by interfering with HBV nucleoside acid metabolism directly inhibit the replication of the hepatitis b virus, it can be taken by mouth, now at the beginning of the new guidelines recommend cure preferred nucleoside analogues as: entecavir (ETV), tenofovir ester (TDF) and fumaric acid drug tenofovir (TAF).

After comparing the two drugs, we can find that both drugs have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we need to choose according to our own needs.

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First, it can significantly improve the clinical symptoms, such as fatigue, waist and knee weakness, abdominal distension, dry mouth, etc.

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Please take the medicine according to the doctor’s advice