alirocumab
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Etymology edit
From [Term?] + -c- (“cardiovascular”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæl.ɪˈɹɑk.jəˌmæb/
Noun edit
alirocumab (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody used to treat high cholesterol.
- 2015 July 24, Andrew Pollack, “New Drug Sharply Lowers Cholesterol, but It’s Costly”, in New York Times[1]:
- Praluent, also known as alirocumab, was endorsed last month by outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration .
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alirocumab n (uncountable)