How is Hepatitis B treated?

If you or a loved one has hepatitis B, you'll want to know these basic facts about treatment and care. read more

Treatment for chronic hepatitis B may include: Antiviral medications. Several antiviral medications — including entecavir (Baraclude), tenofovir (Viread), lamivudine (Epivir), adefovir (Hepsera) and telbivudine (Tyzeka) — can help fight the virus and slow its ability to damage your liver. read more

Hepatitis B is an infection of your liver. It can cause scarring of the organ, liver failure, and cancer. It can be fatal if it isn’t treated. It’s spread when people come in contact with the blood, open sores, or body fluids of someone who has the hep B virus. The good news is that most cases of the disease don’t last a long time. read more

Mothers with chronic hepatitis B infection are often treated in the third trimester if the serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level is greater than 10 6-10 8 copies/mL, especially if she is positive for the hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg). read more