Coverage of a new PCSK9 trial makes bold claims about prevention and risk reduction. But how well do they hold up to scrutiny ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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

Amgen’s cholesterol drug Repatha proved effective at lowering the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death in patients with heart disease in a recent clinical trial, reports Reuters. When reporting ...

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 ...