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Amgen Launches Evenity For High-Risk Osteoporosis At $21,900 List Price

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Amgen EVP Murdo Gordon highlighted the unmet need for women at high risk, including those with a prior fracture. At $1,825 per month or $21,900 for a one-year course in the US, he says Evenity's cost is much lower versus competing 18- and 24-month anabolic agents.

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Amgen/UCB's Evenity rebuilds bone in osteoporosis. • Source: Shutterstock

US FDA approval of Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture, including women with a prior fracture, gives Amgen Inc. an opportunity to redouble past efforts in osteoporosis awareness as the company launches its newest treatment for the disease, noting that it costs less than competing therapies.

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