0
0.5
1
1.5
2+
Mortality
66%
Improvement
Relative Risk
Time to discharge
29%
Time to clinical cure
43%
Time to viral clearance
27%
Favipiravir Udwadia et al. EARLY TREATMENT RCT
Is early treatment with favipiravir beneficial for COVID-19?
RCT 148 patients in India (May - July 2020)
Faster recovery (p=0.069) and viral clearance (p=0.098), not sig.
c19early.org
Udwadia et al., Int. J. Infectious Dis.., Nov 2020
Favors favipiravir
Favors control