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Repatha: Uses, How It Works, and Common Side Effects

Repatha is a medicine used to help reduce levels of bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) circulating in your blood. It is a type of human monoclonal antibody.

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Repatha is a medicine used to help reduce levels of bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) circulating in your blood. It is a type of human monoclonal antibody.

This medicine is used together with a low-fat diet and other cholesterol-lowering medications in people with homozygous or heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (inherited types of high cholesterol). These conditions can cause high blood levels of LDL cholesterol, and can also cause plaque to build up inside your arteries.

Repatha is also used to help lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with heart or blood vessel problems caused by plaque build-up or hardening in the arteries (also called atherosclerosis, or arteriosclerosis).

Common side effects may include redness, pain, or bruising where an injection was given, back pain, flu symptoms or cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.

This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with your healthcare provider.

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