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 ...

(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 ...

Heart attacks are often the result of vulnerable plaque ruptures. 1,2,3,4,5 Key features of vulnerable plaques are a large lipid core with a thin fibrous cap that serves as a wall or barrier around ...

* 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 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.