A review of the safety of favipiravir – a potential treatment in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Background: Repurposing broad-spectrum antivirals is an immediate treatment opportunity for 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Favipiravir is an antiviral previously indicated for influenza and Ebola, which has shown some promise in early trials for treatment of COVID-19. We aim to review existing...

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Main Authors: Victoria Pilkington, Toby Pepperrell, Andrew Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Virus Eradication
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664020300169