Esperion Aims Low On Price For Cholesterol Drug Bempedoic Acid
Executive Summary
Esperion is emphasizing the low list and net price of its oral bempedoic acid for cholesterol reduction, relative to the injectable PCSCK9 inhibitors, but still significantly higher than other oral cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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