Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
PCSK9 Inhibitors
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
To be used as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy in:
- Adult patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
- Adult patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
- Patients with clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional LDL lowering
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Last updated: October 4, 2020
Citation
Patel, Nisha K, et al. "PCSK9 Inhibitors." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547208/8/PCSK9_Inhibitors.
Patel NK, Khan S, Crowder A. PCSK9 Inhibitors. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547208/8/PCSK9_Inhibitors. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Patel, N. K., Khan, S., & Crowder, A. (2020). PCSK9 Inhibitors. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547208/8/PCSK9_Inhibitors
Patel NK, Khan S, Crowder A. PCSK9 Inhibitors [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547208/8/PCSK9_Inhibitors.
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