FDA Approves First Oral Therapy that Inhibits Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) to Lower Bad Cholesterol in Adults with High Cholesterol

FDA has approved Lipfendra (enlicitide) as a treatment to be used with diet and exercise, to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with high cholesterol or who have an inherited type of high cholesterol called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).