Partner Release: Esperion Announces FDA Approval of the NEXLIZET™ (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablet, an Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine
– NEXLIZET Lowered LDL-C by 38 Percent Compared to Placebo when Added on to Maximally Tolerated Statins –
– First Non-Statin, LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Combination Medicine Ever Approved –
– Esperion’s Second Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine Approved in the U.S. Following NEXLETOL™ (bempedoic acid) Tablet Approval on February 21, 2020 –
– Further Underscores Esperion’s Commitment to Patient Affordability –
– Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, February 27 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time –
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion (NASDAQ:ESPR) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NEXLIZET™ (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) tablet, an oral, once-daily, non-statin LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C), lowering medicine. NEXLIZET 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 NEXLIZET on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined. NEXLIZET is the first non-statin, LDL-C lowering combination medicine ever approved. This approval follows the approval of NEXLETOL™ (bempedoic acid) tablet last week.
NEXLIZET contains bempedoic acid and ezetimibe and lowers elevated LDL-C through complementary mechanisms of action by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis in the liver and absorption in the intestine.