The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Repatha (evolocumab) injection for some patients who are unable to get their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol under control with current ...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved the cholesterol-lowering medication ...
Almost all (95%) Medicare drug plans cover Repatha. This includes standalone Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans that include prescription drug coverage. Repatha is a brand ...
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved the cholesterol-lowering medication Repatha ® (evolocumab) Injection, the first proprotein ...
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced that CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) will provide preferred access to Repatha® (evolocumab) through its CVS/caremark commercial formularies. "Ensuring access to Repatha for ...
The treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (heterozygous familial and non-familial [HeFH]) or mixed dyslipidemia, as an adjunct to diet: in combination with a statin or statin with ...
The action by NICE highlights discussion on both sides of the Atlantic about the cost of PCSK9 inhibitors, which lower LDL cholesterol. The cholesterol drug evolocumab, being marketed by Amgen as ...
Repatha is the second in a new class of drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors to win FDA approval The drug is a second line of treatment for those who can't take or don't respond to widely used statins for ...
Most stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans that include drug coverage cover Repatha, an injectable medication for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease ...