favipiravir

noun

fav·i·pir·a·vir | \ ˌfa-və-ˈpir-ə-ˌvir

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.

… doctors are experimenting with all sorts of drugs that could speed up the recovery of patients. One of them is a flu medication from Japan called favipiravir … which showed promise in China.— Chris Smit