Amgen Says Repatha Outcomes Trial Backs Up Its Pricing Math
Executive Summary
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."
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