Monitoring of safety using favipiravir: risk management of adverse drug reactions in clinical practice

Abstract

Global experience with the clinical use of favipiravir is very limited. Its safety is for further study. Prevention of teratogenic effects (mandatory pregnancy test before starting therapy, compliance with effective contraception by both women and men), control of the level of uric acid, transaminases and ECG are of fundamental importance. Alertness is needed for new, insufficiently documented or previously unreported adverse events such as motor disturbances and falls. Patients should be fully informed about all the risks of therapy before starting it. Special attention is required to timely fill out the approved forms of notifications on the development of HP and report them in time according to the Order of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare of February 15, 2017 No. 1071 «On approval of the Procedure for the implementation of pharmacovigilance.»