DISEASE INDICATIONS: Hypercholesterolemia

MANUFACTURER: Esperion Therapeutics

USAGE: Oral

MEDICINE APPROVED BY:

European Medical Agency (EMA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Nexletol (bempedoic acid) is used to lower high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood. It works by inhibiting an enzyme involved in cholesterol synthesis in the liver. It was approved by the FDA in 2020 and is taken orally once daily.