Is Praluent better than statins?

PRALUENT is not a statin. Statins help lower the production of bad cholesterol. PRALUENT works by blocking a protein (called PCSK9) that may contribute to high levels of bad cholesterol. Adding PRALUENT helps increase your liver’s ability to clear bad cholesterol from your bloodstream.

What is Praluent prescribed for?

PRALUENT is an injectable prescription medicine used to help reduce LDL cholestrol, or bad cholesterol: Along with diet, or together with other cholesterol-lowering medicines in adults with high blood cholesterol levels (also known as primary hyperlipidemia), including an inheritable condition called HeFH.

What’s the difference between Repatha and Praluent?

Praluent is not FDA approved for use in people under the age of 18 years old. Repatha, however, is FDA approved to treat high LDL-cholesterol levels in children aged 10 years and older. Repatha is only recommended to children in combination with a proper diet and other cholesterol-lowering medications.

What are the side effect of Praluent?

Common side effects of Praluent include:

sore throat and runny or stuffy nose (nasopharyngitis),
injection site reactions (swelling, pain, itching, redness, tenderness),
influenza,
urinary tract infection,
diarrhea,
bronchitis,
muscle pain or spasms,
sinus infection,

Does Praluent cause weight gain?

Weight changes weren’t a side effect reported in clinical studies of Praluent. If you experience sudden weight loss or gain, be sure to talk with your doctor.

Is Praluent better than Lipitor?

Lipitor (atorvastatin) improves your cholesterol levels and is a common first treatment for people with high cholesterol or heart disease. Praluent (alirocumab) is effective in lowering bad cholesterol in people with heart problems due to plaque in their arteries or people who inherited bad cholesterol (HeFH).

How much does Praluent cost per month?

With the new lower-priced Praluent, most Medicare Part D patients are expected to pay between $25 to $150 per month, a potential savings of up to $345*, depending on their insurance plan.

Can Praluent cause weight gain?

Why was Praluent taken off the market?

5, 2016 that Regeneron and Sanofi must pull the monoclonal antibody (mAb) Praluent (alirocumab) from the market because it allegedly infringes two Amgen patents that describe and claim monoclonal antibodies to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9).

Can Praluent cause kidney problems?

Monoclonal antibodies, such as Praluent, tend to have few drug interactions and are unlikely to cause liver or kidney damage.

Can Praluent damage kidneys?

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