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Amgen Q2 sales rise, but growth depends on Repatha and beyond

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Amgen executives didn't shed a lot of light during the company's second quarter earnings conference call on issues at the top of investors' minds: commercial expectations for PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) and the strategy for growth beyond existing research and development programs.

Amgen executives didn't shed a lot of light during the company's second quarter earnings conference call on issues at the top of investors' minds: commercial expectations for PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) and the strategy for growth beyond existing research and development programs.

Thousand Oaks, California-based Amgen's growth strategy has become increasingly important, since revenues from its top-selling biologic Enbrel (etanercept) are growing...

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