Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune ...

Repatha (evolocumab) is an injectable medicine that helps lower levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), often called “bad” cholesterol. Approved in 2015, Repatha can now be used in adults ...

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 ...

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

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I took statins for decades, until I started having severe chronic pain in my upper thigh. After reading one of your articles, I told my doctor I wanted to try stopping statins.

* Top-line results from approximately 27,500-patient event-driven fourier study are anticipated in q1 of 2017 Sign up here. * Amgen Inc - "effect of repatha on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality ...

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 ...