Eligible patients with high cholesterol (LDL-C ≥70 mg/dL or non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [non-HDL-C] ≥100 mg/dL) and clinically evident ASCVD at more than 1,300 study locations around the ...

(HealthDay News) — Repatha (evolocumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the second non-statin drug in its class approved to treat high cholesterol. The injected drug, among ...

The FINANCIAL — Amgen on April 3 announced new detailed data from the Phase 3 GAUSS-3 (Goal Achievement After Utilizing an Anti-PCSK9 Antibody in Statin Intolerant Subjects-3) trial evaluating Repatha ...

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 ...

Q. I developed severe depression while taking Repatha, the injectable cholesterol lowering drug. It took me a horrible nine months to realize the drug was making me suicidal. If I wasn’t sleeping, I ...

The FINANCIAL — On July 21 Amgen announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Repatha (evolocumab), the first proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 ...

Amgen’s Repatha was heralded recently in the media, generating headlines like "New Drug Prevents Heart Attacks in High-Risk Patients." But the company's stock then fell. Who should we believe and why?

A. Your doctor was correct that depression and suicidal thoughts do not appear in the official prescribing information for evolocumab (Repatha) or a similar drug, alirocumab (Praluent). Both are ...

The larger risk reductions were not explained by changes in LDL cholesterol, suggesting something else is at play.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of an expensive cholesterol drug is slashing the list price, which should make it more affordable for patients. Amgen Inc. said Wednesday it is immediately cutting the ...