Amgen Says Repatha Outcomes Trial Backs Up Its Pricing Math

Amgen walks through its price-setting model for PCSK9 inihibitor Repatha and says new outcomes data just presented at ACC provides more evidence that "prices that exist in the market are indeed value-based."

As payers and others grapple with what "value" means in the evolving drug reimbursement environment – and how to calculate it, Amgen Inc. is making the case that its price for the PCSK9 inihibitor Repatha (evolocumab) is backed up by its value-assessment approach and outcomes data.

In tandem with presenting the final results from its FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial at the American College of Cardiology annual...

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