Amgen Latest Drugmaker to Respond to Trump’s Call to Reduce US Prices

The company will offer Repatha, an injectable treatment for high cholesterol, at 60 percent off the list price, effective Oct. 6.
Amgen Latest Drugmaker to Respond to Trump’s Call to Reduce US Prices
An Amgen office in South San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2013. Robert Galbraith/Reuters
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Amgen announced that it will offer discounted, direct-to-consumer sales of Repatha, an injectable drug used to treat high cholesterol, through a new consumer portal.

In an Oct. 6 statement, the company said the move was “in support of the Trump Administration’s efforts to lower drug prices for Americans.”