The effectiveness and value of bempedoic acid and inclisiran for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and secondary prevention of ASCVD

J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2021 Jul;27(7):961-966. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.7.961.

Abstract

DISCLOSURES: Funding for this summary was contributed by Arnold Ventures, California Health Care Foundation, The Donaghue Foundation, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), an independent organization that evaluates the evidence on the value of health care interventions. ICER's annual policy summit is supported by dues from AbbVie, Aetna, America's Health Insurance Plans, Anthem, Alnylam, AstraZeneca, Biogen, Blue Shield of CA, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Cambia Health Services, CVS, Editas, Evolve Pharmacy, Express Scripts, Genentech/Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Care Service Corporation, HealthFirst, Health Partners, Humana, Johnson & Johnson (Janssen), Kaiser Permanente, LEO Pharma, Mallinckrodt, Merck, Novartis, National Pharmaceutical Council, Pfizer, Premera, Prime Therapeutics, Regeneron, Sanofi, Spark Therapeutics, uniQure, and United Healthcare. Agboola, McKenna, and Pearson are employed by ICER. Lin and Kazi received funding from ICER for work on this report.

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Disease*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Dicarboxylic Acids / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Fatty Acids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Models, Economic
  • RNA, Small Interfering / therapeutic use*
  • Secondary Prevention*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • ALN-PCS
  • Dicarboxylic Acids
  • Fatty Acids
  • Hypolipidemic Agents
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • 8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acid