Ribavirin

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A synthetic nucleoside analog of ribofuranose with activity against hepatitis C virus and other RNA viruses. Ribavirin is incorporated into viral RNA, thereby inhibiting viral RNA synthesis, inducing viral genome mutations, and inhibiting normal viral replication.

**Synonyms:** - 1-.beta.-D-Ribofuranosyl-1H-1,2, 4-triazole-3-carboxamide - 1-Beta-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazolo-3-carboxamide - 1-Beta-D-ribofuranosyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide - Copegus - ICN 1229 - ICN-1229 - RIBA - RIBAVIRIN - RTCA - RTCA - Rebetol - Viramide - Virazid - Virazole - Virazole - ribavirin