Favipiravir is a drug that was developed in Japan to treat Influenza virus in people. It shows good results and makes more people go back to the normal state. Because of its results, more countries have made a decision to make use of this drug to treat flu. This medicine has a biochemical name and […]

Favipiravir is a drug that was developed in Japan to treat Influenza virus in people. It shows good results and makes more people go back to the normal state. Because of its results, more countries have made a decision to make use of this drug to treat flu. This medicine has a biochemical name and it is 6-fluoro-3-hydroxy-2-pyrazinecarboxamid. This drug is also being used for treating several diseases including viral hemorrhagic fever (Ebola), Lassa virus, and more. This drug was developed by scientists in Japan to treat several viruses like Influenza A and B and it was approved only in Japan. After that, there are researches that are being taken place to check whether this drug can cure the RNA viral infections including Ebola, Lassa virus, Nipah virus, and more. When this drug is approved to treat these dreadful diseases by research people, it is a fact that more people can be saved from losing their lives.
The novel Corona Virus Disease which now has turned into a global pandemic is now under the tests to use this favipiravir intermediate drug. Most of the countries are researching whether this drug can be used to cure this COVID 19 or not. You might have known that ...