Evolocumab

Pronounced e-vo-LOK-yoo-mab

Brand names: Repatha

Type: PCSK9 inhibitor (cholesterol-lowering injection) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Evolocumab is used for

  • High cholesterol, including inherited very high cholesterol
  • Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in heart disease

Common side effects

  • Injection site reactions
  • Cold-like symptoms
  • Back pain
  • Flu-like symptoms

Important cautions

  • Given as an injection under the skin at home or in clinic — training is provided before first use

How it comes

Injection under the skin. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.