(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 ...
A biotech drug used to treat inherited high cholesterol that last year saw its price reduced will soon only be available at that lower price. Thousand Oaks, California-based Amgen said Thursday that ...
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 is cutting the list price of its cholesterol drug Repatha by 60% to $5,850 in an unprecedented move to make the drug available to senior citizens. “We’ve got to make sure those who need [Repatha ...
With high prices of drugs becoming an object of regulatory actions by the Trump administration, one company has taken steps to lower the prices of a biologic for which it won approval a few years ago.
Amgen has been trying since 2015 to protect its PCSK9 cholesterol drug Repatha by keeping Sanofi and Regeneron’s rival Praluent off the market, even going as far as to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to ...
(Reuters) - Amgen Inc said on Friday it had asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a monthly single-dosing option for its recently approved cholesterol drug, Repatha. The FDA approved ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Amgen Inc's Repatha drug for patients with hereditary forms of high cholesterol and those with cardiovascular disease.
Most Medicare Part D plans include coverage for Repatha, though specific coverage details can vary among plans. Out-of-pocket costs for Repatha under Medicare Part D typically average around $49 per ...