
The expanded approval adds a self-administered autoinjector option and new label language tying LDL-C lowering to reduced cardiovascular risk.
Ashley Gallagher is an assistant managing editor at Drug Topics®. She graduated in 2020 in journalism and mass communications and received her master’s degree in 2025 in digital journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Previously, she worked as a pharmacy technician for a retail chain.

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