Lagociclovir

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Lagociclovir is a prodrug of 3'-fluoro-2', 3'-dideoxyguanosine with high oral bioavailability and is converted to its triphosphate form in vivo. Lagociclovir is active against multiresistant HBV and HIV.

**Synonyms:** - 2',3'-Dideoxy-3'-fluoroguanosine - 3'-FddG - Fddguo - LAGOCICLOVIR - MIV-210