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# Nirmatrelvir

Highest phase reached

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

First approval year

2023

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

## Development status

**First approval year**

2023

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Approved

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**Drug name**

Nirmatrelvir

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**Molecular weight**

499.53

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**Structure (SMILES)**

CC(C)(C)\[C@H\](NC(=O)C(F)(F)F)C(=O)N1C\[C@H\]2\[C@@H\](\[C@H\]1C(=O)N\[C@H\](C#N)C\[C@@H\]1CCNC1=O)C2(C)C

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

### Brand names (2)

- nirmatrelvir component of paxlovid
- Nirmatrelvir component of paxlovid

### Other names (20)

- molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir ritonavir e g paxlovid
- nirmatrelvir
- Nirmatrelvir
- nirmatrelvir \[INN\]
- NIRMATRELVIR \[JAN\]
- Nirmatrelvir \[MI\]
- NIRMATRELVIR \[USAN\]
- Nirmatrelvir \[WHO-DD\]
- nirmatrelvir inn
- nirmatrelvir jan
- nirmatrelvir mi
- nirmatrelvir usan
- nirmatrelvir who dd
- paxlovid component nirmatrelvir
- PAXLOVID COMPONENT NIRMATRELVIR
- pf 07321332
- Pf-07321332
- PF-07321332
- pf07321332
- PF07321332

## Identifiers

**CAS registry numbers**

- 2628280-40-8

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL4802135

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**InChIKey**

LIENCHBZNNMNKG-OJFNHCPVSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL4802135)

**PubChem compound IDs**

- 155903259

**RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)**

- 2587892

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 7R9A5P7H32

## Regulatory information

### United States

**Applicant**

PFIZER

**Approval date**

25 May 2023

**Application number**

NDA217188

### Other regulatory facts

**First in class**

Yes

**Orphan designation**

No

**Availability**

Prescription only

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Pharmacology name**

nirmatrelvir

**Type**

Synthetic organic

**Drug name stem**

\-vir

**Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology**

Yes

#### Administration routes

- Oral

### Mechanisms of action (2)

- **Action**  
Agonist

**Action type**  
Agonist

**Target**  
TAS2R1

**Gene symbol**  
TAS2R1

**Protein identifier**  
Q9NYW7
- **Mechanism**  
SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Replicase polyprotein 1a

**Protein identifier**  
P0C6U8

### Open Targets mechanisms

- **Mechanism**  
SARS coronavirus 3C-like proteinase inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Replicase polyprotein 1a

### Investigated indications (8)

- **Condition**  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000694

**Subject identifier**  
D045169
- **Condition**  
Liver Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0001421

**Subject identifier**  
D008107
- **Condition**  
Kidney Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003086

**Subject identifier**  
D007674
- **Condition**  
Pneumonia

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003106

**Subject identifier**  
D011014
- **Condition**  
Influenza, Human

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0007328

**Subject identifier**  
D007251
- **Condition**  
COVID-19

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0100096

**Subject identifier**  
D000086382
- **Condition**  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0100096

**Subject identifier**  
D045169
- **Condition**  
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0100233

**Subject identifier**  
D000094024

### Open Targets indications (12)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0001421

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003086

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0002094

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0012378

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0040182

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005300

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005812

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0007008

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0011479

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0100096

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0100163

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0100233

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

### Reported adverse events (6)

- **Event**  
acute kidney injury

**Reports**  
10

**Reporting signal score**

31.3259
- **Event**  
bacterial translocation

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

15.4604
- **Event**  
drug interaction

**Reports**  
20

**Reporting signal score**

82.2359
- **Event**  
immunosuppressant drug level abnormal

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

22.0763
- **Event**  
immunosuppressant drug level increased

**Reports**  
6

**Reporting signal score**

36.643
- **Event**  
toxicity to various agents

**Reports**  
13

**Reporting signal score**

48.0538

### Trial references (23)

- NCT02735707  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02735707)
- NCT04483960  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04483960)
- NCT04746183  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04746183)
- NCT04960202  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04960202)
- NCT05011513  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05011513)
- NCT05047601  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05047601)
- NCT05261139  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05261139)
- NCT05321394  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05321394)
- NCT05341609  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05341609)
- NCT05386472  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05386472)
- NCT05438602  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05438602)
- NCT05487040  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05487040)
- NCT05545319  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05545319)
- NCT05567952  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05567952)
- NCT05601167  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05601167)
- NCT05614349  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05614349)
- NCT05682586  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05682586)
- NCT04381936  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04381936)
- NCT04909853  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04909853)
- NCT05005312  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05005312)
- NCT05576662  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05576662)
- NCT05668091  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05668091)
- NCT05965726  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05965726)

## Dosing

**Dose**

300 mg nirmatrelvir (two 150 mg tablets) with 100 mg ritonavir (one 100 mg tablet)

**Route**

Oral

**How often**

Twice daily for 5 days

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

5

**Hydrogen bond donors**

3

**Polar surface area**

131.4

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

1.1

**Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)**

2.2

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

6

**Heavy atoms**

35

**Molecular formula**

C23H32F3N5O4

**Monoisotopic mass**

499.24063901

**Natural product**

No

## Evidence counts

**Recorded assays**

618

**Active assays**

274

### Active assay types

- Confirmatory

## Pharmacologic actions

- Viral Protease Inhibitors  
Source: [id.nlm.nih.gov](https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000084762.html)

## Biological measurements

These details could not be displayed.

## Related records

### Trials (54)

- A Decentralized, Randomized Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Study of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in Adults with Long COVID.
- A Study of a Potential Oral Treatment to Prevent COVID-19 in Adults Who Are Exposed to Household Member(s) With a Confirmed Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection
- A Study of COVID-19 Patients Receiving Treatment With Nirmatrelvir; Ritonavir in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- A Study of Efficacy and Safety of Azvudine vs. Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir in the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
- A Study on 2 Different Combination Tablets of Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir to Compare Them With Marketed Paxlovid in Healthy Participants
- [A Study to Learn About a Repeat 5-Day Treatment With the Study Medicines (Called Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir) in People 12 Years Old or Older With Return of COVID-19 Symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity After Finishing Treatment With Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-to-learn-about-a-repeat-5-day-treatment-with-the-95382488-2539-42f8-a648-cd4bf683c776.md)
- A Study to Learn About PAXLOVID (a Commercial Medicine) In People With COVID-19
- A Study to Learn About the Medicine (PF-07321332 or Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir) in Healthy Lactating Women
- A Study to Learn About the Medicine Called Nirmatrelvir Used in Combination With Ritonavir in People With Weakened Immune Systems or at Increased Risk for Poor Outcomes Who Are Hospitalized Due to Severe COVID-19
- A Study to Learn About the Patients With COVID-19 Prescribed Paxlovid in Morocco
- A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine (Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir) in Pregnant Women With COVID-19
- A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir in People Who Are Healthy Volunteers Co-administered the Medicine Rosuvastatin
- A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir + Ritonavir) in Adults Aged 60 and Older Living in Korean Long-term Care Hospitals Who Have COVID-19
- A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine PF-07321332 and Ritonavir in Adult Healthy Chinese Participants.
- A Study to Learn About the Study Medicines (Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir) in People Aged 12 Years or Older With COVID-19 and a Compromised Immune System
- A Study to Learn About the Use of Paxlovid in Patients With COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
- A Study to Learn How Paxlovid \[Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir/PF-07321332\] Works in COVID-19 Patients Who Are Elderly or Have Medical Conditions.
- A Study to Measure the Amount of Study Medicine in Blood in Adult Participants With COVID-19 and Severe Kidney Disease
- A Study to Understand How the Use of Paxlovid Affected Healthcare Use in People With Pre-existing Conditions.
- A US Study to Look at Loss of Work and Healthcare Costs for People Affected With Mild-to-moderate COVID 19 Who Have High Chances of the Disease Becoming Severe

### In development for (7)

- [COVID-19](https://trialight.com/data/condition/covid-19-13f0ebf3-c291-557d-bdef-93563d077103.md) Phase 3
- [Influenza](https://trialight.com/data/condition/influenza-ea12369b-7ed6-5f6b-94fe-eb0e56c24def.md) Phase 3
- [Kidney disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-disorder-e50371fe-f1a7-53fe-9cfb-9d6da9130e3c.md) Phase 1
- [Liver disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/liver-disorder-8388d30a-2581-5015-9ddf-adc5f6a331d7.md) Phase 1
- Long COVID-19 Phase 2
- [Pneumonia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/pneumonia-d2f12d4d-57c5-5c54-881e-1efe392849eb.md) Phase 3
- [Severe acute respiratory syndrome](https://trialight.com/data/condition/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-7654d02a-f750-52a0-bec2-afe3b4b3c224.md) Phase 3

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