Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Merck pill called enlicitide slashes levels of harmful LDL cholesterol by up to 60%, similar to injectable PCSK9 drugs ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened the approved use of Repatha ® (evolocumab) to include ...

(CNN) — The pharmaceutical company Amgen announced Wednesday that it will decrease the price of its cholesterol lowering drug Repatha by 60%. The company said some patients weren't filling their ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Amgen on Monday launched direct-to-consumer U.S. sales of its cholesterol-lowering medication Repatha at a discounted cash price, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: An Amgen sign is seen at the company's headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California, U.S., November 6, 2019.

Merck’s new pill, enlicitide, lowered LDL cholesterol by up to 60% in a new trial The pill works just as well as traditional PCSK9 injections but could cost less Researchers hope to receive federal ...

The FINANCIAL — Amgen on October 6 announced that Express Scripts will provide access to Repatha (evolocumab) through its national formulary. “Ensuring access to Repatha for appropriate patients is ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia in October 2024. I went through a cardiac workup for pain in my left arm and found this out. My ...

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Adding Amgen's (AMGN.O), opens new tab cholesterol drug Repatha to standard therapy reduced major cardiovascular events by 25% for at-risk patients who have never had a heart attack ...