FDA signs off on Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill — the first oral treatment of its kind

FDA signs off on Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill — the first oral treatment of its kind

The US FDA approved Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill, it said on Thursday, the first in a class of drugs dominated by injections, which could potentially broaden the use of cholesterol medication among people at risk of heart ​disease. The pill, branded as Lipfendra, is intended to treat patients with hypercholesterolemia, including those with ​hereditary forms of the … Read more