Study: Cholesterol was lowered with an oral PCSK9 inhibitor.

Published Date: 08 Mar 2023

A new study conducted by Baylor College of Medicine and presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session as well as the World Congress of Cardiology shows that an oral PCSK9 inhibitor called MK-0616...

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