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Favipiravir
Experimental antiviral drug with potential activity against RNA viruses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Favipiravir, sold under the brand name Avigan among others,[3] is an antiviral medication used to treat influenza in Japan.[4] It is also being studied to treat a number of other viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2.[4] Like the experimental antiviral drugs T-1105 and T-1106, it is a pyrazinecarboxamide derivative.[5]
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Trade names | Avigan (アビガン, Abigan), Avifavir,[1] Areplivir,[2] others |
Other names | T-705, favipira, favilavir |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Formula | C5H4FN3O2 |
Molar mass | 157.104 g·mol−1 |
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It is being developed and manufactured by Toyama Chemical (a subsidiary of Fujifilm) and was approved for medical use in Japan in 2014.[6] In 2016, Fujifilm licensed it to Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co.[7] It became a generic drug in 2019.[citation needed]