‘Gamechanging’ heart disease drug approved for use in England

‘Gamechanging’ heart disease drug approved for use in England Patients in England are to start receiving a “gamechanger” drug that doctors say will prevent tens of thousands of lives by cutting the number of people who have a heart attack or stroke.

The treatment, inclisiran, works by boosting the liver’s ability to reduce the body’s level of “bad” cholesterol, even in those who have already tried using statins. The Guardian

See also: 

• NICE approves ground-breaking cholesterol-lowering drug inclisiran NICE
• Life-saving cholesterol jab recommended on NHS BBC News
• 'Life-saving' twice-yearly injections can replace daily statin tablets for thousands The Daily Mail