Pfizermectin

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) neologism, slang, uncountable

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nirmatrelvir

Etymology

Blend of Pfizer + ivermectin. Coined by conspiracy theorists in 2021. From the drug pharmacokinetics of nirmatrelvir being similar to ivermectin, and thus supposedly being evidence that Pfizer blocked 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.

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