Amgen following through on Repatha price pledge

8 January 2019
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In an era when the affordability of medicines in the USA prompts diverging views, there might have been some skepticism when US biotech major Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN)  announced a 60% price cut for its PCSK-9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) in October.

But the company has shared some updates to show just widely patients have benefited from the discounts.

"More must be done to help more patients get to a low fixed co-pay"

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