Amgen Mum On Repatha Sales; Outcomes Data Needed To Sway US Payers

Amgen Inc.'s 2015 revenue of $21.66bn, up 8% from the prior year, met analyst consensus expectations, but one of the biggest questions of all was left unanswered: How many millions of dollars in sales of the PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) has the company generated so far?

Amgen Inc.'s 2015 revenue of $21.66bn, up 8% from the prior year, met analyst consensus expectations, but one of the biggest questions of all was left unanswered: How many millions of dollars in sales of the PCSK9 inhibitor Repatha (evolocumab) has the company generated so far?

Thousand Oaks, California-based Amgen did not report specific sales figures for Repatha, which is approved in the US and EU to treat high LDL cholesterol that's not well controlled by...

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