Pfizermectin

Meaning

Noun

• Synonym of nirmatrelvir

Origin

• . From the drug pharmacokinetics of nirmatrelvir being similar to ivermectin, and thus supposed to having Pfizer block ivermectin from use by issuing a newly patented medicine of the same function, similar to how drug companies block generic drugs by issuing minor variants of drugs soon to come off patent and receiving a new patent extension.