Viramidine (Ribapharm).

Viramidine, an analog of ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral under development by Ribapharm (previously the R&D division of ICN Pharmaceuticals) for the potential treatment of viral infections [378507]. In September 2000, phase I trials began in Europe. In December 2001, the company filed a US IND for the clinical development of viramidine as part of a combination therapy with interferon-afor the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection [435007], [441613]; a phase I trial was initiated in the US in late March 2002 [435598]. In November 2002, Ribapharm reported that it would start phase II trials of viramidine in the treatment of chronic HCV by the end of 2002 [469062].