nirmatrelvir
English
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nirmatrelvir
Etymology
-vir. Coined by Pfizer in 2021 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
nirmatrelvir (uncountable)
- (pharmacology, neologism) An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.
Synonyms
- PF-07321332 (Pfizer ID code)
- CAS 2628280-40-8
- (1R,2S,5S)-N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]ethyl]-3-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl)amino]butanoyl]-6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide
- Pfizermectin (slang)
- Paxlovid/paxlovid (proscribed)
Hypernyms
- C23H32F3N5O4
- 3C-like protease inhibitor
- 3CL protease inhibitor
- protease inhibitor
- inhibitor
Hyponyms
- Paxlovid (trade name compounded drug containing nirmatrelvir and ritonavir)
- nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (paxlovid)
- ritonavir/nirmatrelvir (paxlovid)
- PF-07321332/ritonavir (Paxlovid)
- ritonavir/PF-07321332 (Paxlovid)
Coordinate terms
- ritonavir
- 3CL
- 3CL protease
- 3C-like protease
See also
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