The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1479
October 12, 2015
Evolocumab (Repatha) - A Second PCSK9 Inhibitor to Lower LDL-Cholesterol
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Evolocumab (Repatha) - A Second PCSK9 Inhibitor to Lower LDL-Cholesterol
October 12, 2015 (Issue: 1479)
Evolocumab (Repatha – Amgen), a subcutaneously
injected PCSK9 inhibitor, has been approved by the
FDA as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated
statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial
hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or clinical...more
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