The molecule is the dihydrochloride salt of tilorone. It is used as an antiviral drug to treat influenza, herpes infection, viral hepatitis, acute respiratory viral infections and SARS. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory agent, an antineoplastic agent, an interferon inducer, a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist and an antiviral drug. It contains a tilorone(2+).
2,7-bis[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]fluoren-9-one;dihydrochloride