Definition of favipiravir
: an antiviral drug C5H4FN3O2 that is administered orally or intravenously and inhibits viral replication of RNA viruses (such as the virus causing influenza) by interfering with viral RNA polymerase function
Note: Favipiravir is a nucleoside prodrug that undergoes metabolic conversion in the body to a triphosphate nucleotide.
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The first known use of favipiravir was in 2009
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