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Novartis Sees Reimbursement Advantage For PCSK9 Launch

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Administration under the medical benefit/Medicare Part B could mean easier reimbursement. The company outlined early plans for the launch of inclisiran after announcing it will buy The Medicines Company for $9.7bn.

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Novartis sees better prospects for inclisiran than the other PCSK9 inhibitors

Novartis AG is embracing a tough launch environment for cholesterol-lowering PSCK9 inhibitors with the $9.7bn acquisition of The Medicines Co. But Novartis believes the first-in-class small-interfering RNA (siRNA) drug inclisiran that it is acquiring has several advantages over the existing drugs on the market that will make it a blockbuster winner.

Those advantages include a more convenient dosing regimen, which will also translate to a lower cost, and a potentially more attractive reimbursement opportunity for

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