The company’s Repatha (evolocumab) was added to optimised statin therapy in a phase 3 trial, and resulted in statistically significant regression of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary ...

These drugs reduce the cholesterol your body makes and help clear out LDL in your blood vessels where they can leave ...

More than four years after Amgen’s cholesterol-lowering antibody Repatha was approved in the US, the company still can’t generate much sales momentum behind the product. Its latest gambit is ...

“Obesity is a condition that affects more than 40% of our adult population and when factoring in candidacy for injections, such as those with overweight and a weight-related condition, the ...

Your body makes cholesterol naturally through the liver and other organs. The foods you eat also may contain cholesterol. What your doctor advises on cholesterol levels may depend on many factors ...

When giving gluteal injections, it is safest to use the upper outer quadrant. The choice of site for injection must be based on good clinical judgment, using the best evidence available and ...

A fever higher than 100.4 F following an injection warrants immediate medical care. Fevers this high may be due to an infection caused by needle contamination. Fever with chills is especially ...

For instance, Lepor said a treatment called Leqvio is an HCP-administered injection that is considered an add-on therapy to a statin regimen and diet and exercise routine. It is administered twice ...

NIH scientists visualized how LDL binds to its receptor, identifying mutations causing cholesterol buildup and heart disease. Their findings, published in Nature, could improve personalized treatments ...

The model exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2024 that she briefly tried Ozempic. "I took, like, a little bit when it first came out, and everyone was doing it," Nader told Us. "It made me ...