Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. Amgen said Thursday that its cholesterol-lowering shot, Repatha, prevented a composite of heart disease death, heart attack, ...

Amgen’s cholesterol drug Repatha proved effective at lowering the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death in patients with heart disease in a recent clinical trial, reports Reuters. When reporting ...

Only inject Repatha (evolocumab) on its scheduled day. Do not inject a dose in advance. The timing of your Repatha dose on an injection day isn’t important, so you can adjust it as needed on that day.