– First Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine Approved in the U.S. in Nearly 20 Years for Indicated Patients –
– NEXLETOL Lowers LDL-Cholesterol with a First-in-Class Mechanism –
– Fills an Unmet Need for Affordable Medicines for Millions of Patients with ASCVD or HeFH –
– NEXLETOL will be Commercially Available in the U.S. March 30, 2020 –
– Conference Call and Webcast on Monday, February 24 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time –

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ:ESPR) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NEXLETOL™ (bempedoic acid) tablet, an oral, once-daily, non-statin LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering medicine. NEXLETOL is indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who require additional lowering of LDL-C. The effect of NEXLETOL on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined. NEXLETOL is the first oral, once-daily, non-statin LDL-C lowering medicine approved since 2002 for indicated patients.

NEXLETOL is a first-in-class ATP Citrate Lyase (ACL) inhibitor that lowers LDL-C by inhibition of cholesterol synthesis in the liver.