Active-ingredient Dossier

Lamivudine

Active-ingredient Dossier for Lamivudine (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes —…

What is

Lamivudine Lamivudine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

Australian brands containing

Lamivudine — 3TC — ZEFFIX — DOVATO — TRIUMEQ — ABACAVIR/LAMIVUDINE — COMBIVIR — KIVEXA — LAMIVUDINE VIATRIS — LAMIVUDINE/ZIDOVUDINE — ZETLAM

Therapeutic areas

Lamivudine is registered in Infectious Disease, with 17 brands containing this ingredient on the ARTG.

Sponsor landscape

Lamivudine is marketed by five sponsors: ViiV Healthcare, Alphapharm, Sun Pharma, Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, and Lupin.

PBS and regulatory activity

Two brands containing lamivudine have PBS-listed items, with the latest PBS schedule date of 1 May 2026. PBS government expenditure was $55,151,218.06 in the 2017–18 financial year, based on 30,227 scripts. The latest PBAC outcome was recorded on 1 August 2019, and the latest AusPAR on 11 September 2019, with two brands having PBAC outcomes and two brands having AusPARs on record.