Amgen Faces New ICER Roadblock To Repatha Reimbursement

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is lowering the value-based pricing benchmark for Amgen's PCSK9 inhibitor based on the results of the FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial – which was positive overall but did not show a reduction in CV mortality.

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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review's decision to lower its "value-based" pricing benchmark for Amgen Inc.'s Repatha (evolocumab) based on the results of the FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial is a surprising blow for the company's plans for the PCSK9 inhibitor.

The level of benefit seen in FOURIER, which was released at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in March,...

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