Esperion Says FDA On Board With Filing Strategy For Bempedoic Acid
Executive Summary
Unlike Amgen's FOURIER study of Repatha, which disappointed investors with a lower magnitude of benefit than expected, Esperion's outcomes trial of bempedoic acid will be done in patients with higher baseline LDL and will be much longer.
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