Search Tag: PCSK9 inhibitors

Cardiology Management

Low-utilisation-of-new-cholesterol-drugs

2017 03 Oct

Cholesterol lowering medications PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i), alirocumab and evolocumab, were approved in 2015. Their high cost however has led to strict prior authorisation practices and high copays, curtailing use of PSCK9i in clinical practice, according to a new study published by JAMA Cardiology. PCSK9 inhibitors are typically prescribed by doctors...Read more