Expect New PCSK9 Inhibitors to be Saved as Statin Add-Ons
September 2015
You'll hear buzz about the "PCSK9 inhibitors" for high cholesterol, Praluent (PRAL-you-ent, alirocumab) and Repatha (ree-PATH-ah, evolocumab).
Health Canada will probably consider these for approval within the next year. Praluent has recently been approved in the U.S...and Repatha will soon follow.
These monoclonal antibodies will be the first biologics injected subcutaneously once or twice a MONTH for high LDL cholesterol.
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