Dear Editor, Favipiravir, (6-fluoro-3-hydroxy-2-pyrazine carboxamide) the drug which is being used in the treatment of COVID-19 is a broadspectrum antiviral agent. The drug is converted to its active phosphorylated form in the cells, and it inhibits viral RNA polymerase activity. 1 The main organs that favipiravir being distributed are the lungs, kidneys, spleen, and brain. 2 Among the cutaneous side-
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