Amgen's Repatha approved in Japan

23 January 2016

Cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha (evolocumab) has been approved by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Repatha was developed in Japan by Amgen Astellas BioPharma K.K. (AABP), a joint venture between Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) and Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma (TYO: 4503) .

It is the first proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor to be approved in Japan, where it is indicated for the treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or hypercholesterolemia who have high risk of cardiovascular illness and do not adequately respond to statins.

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