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, ...

As Amgen strives to become the industry’s top player in cardiometabolic risk reduction by the start of the next decade, the ...

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.

Repatha (evolocumab) isn’t known to interact with other medications, supplements, herbs, vitamins, vaccines, or lab tests. There are no known direct interactions between Repatha and alcohol. However, ...