REPATHA® NOW INDICATED FOR ADULTS AT INCREASED RISK FOR MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS DUE TO UNCONTROLLED LDL-C

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened the approved use of Repatha® (evolocumab) to include adults at increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) due to uncontrolled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), commonly known as 'bad cholesterol.' The update removes a prior requirement for a patient to have been diagnosed with cardiovascular (CV) disease.

"Far too many adults at risk of cardiovascular disease are not achieving their LDL-C goals, despite it being one of the most modifiable risk factors for a heart attack or stroke," said Murdo Gordon, executive vice president of Global Commercial Operations at Amgen. "This label update highlights the real-world need for additional treatment options for at-risk patients. Repatha is an effective therapy for reducing LDL-C, particularly in patients whose disease remains uncontrolled with statins or who cannot tolerate them."

In addition to expanding Repatha's label to include adults at increased risk of MACE, the FDA also:

• expanded the use of Repatha alone (monotherapy) to include patients with a rare, genetic form of high cholesterol known as homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH); and
• emphasized that Repatha should be used alongside diet and exercise for managing high cholesterol.