Repatha SC injection 420mg Auto Mini Doser launched in Japan

12 January 2018

Amgen Astellas BioPharma KK today announced the launch of cholesterol lowerer Repatha (evolocumab) SC injection 420mg Auto Mini Doser (AMD), an additional dosage formulation to Repatha SC injection 140mg syringe and pen.

Established in October 2013, Amgen Astellas BioPharma KK, is a joint venture between US biotech major Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) and Japan’s Astellas Pharma (TYO: 4503).

Repatha is the first proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor in Japan for the treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or hypercholesterolemia who have high risk of cardiovascular events and do not adequately respond to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins).

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