Favipiravir

Products Favipiravir is approved in Japan in the form of film-coated tablets (Avigan). Structure and properties Favipiravir (C5H4FN3O2, Mr = 157.1 g/mol) is a fluorinated pyrazine carboxamide derivative. It is a prodrug that is biotransformed in cells to the active metabolite favipiravir-RTP (favipiravir-ribofuranosyl-5′-triphosphate), a purine nucleotide analog. Favipiravir exists as a white to slightly yellow … Favipiravir