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Merck’s LIPFENDRA® (enlicitide) is the First and Only Once-Daily Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Approved by the U.S. FDA to Reduce LDL-C in Adults with Hypercholesterolemia - Merck.com
At week 24 in the CORALreef Lipids and CORALreef HeFH trials, LIPFENDRA significantly reduced LDL-C by a placebo-adjusted 56% and 59%, respectively LIPFENDRA is a novel macrocyclic peptide that binds to PCSK9 and inhibits the interaction of PCSK9 with LDL receptors Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD ou