Is anyone taking repatha

Lp(a) was 312…on Repatha it went down to 267. I have been on the Horizon trial for Pelacarsen for 2 1/2 years…I have not had my Lp(a) measured since then. Pelacarsen has been shown to decrease Lp(a) by 80%. It is an once a month injection.

Life is good…be good to yourself. 🥰

That sounds great. Stay safe and healthy.

With Humana supplemental insurance pay $780, mol, for 1st 6 doses every year until deductible, last 6 doses $371. Dealing with Humana’s “Centerwell Pharmacy” ordering process every 3 mos. is so abysmally awful & frustrating you might have a heart attack re-filling.
It drops cholesterol like a rock was around 150 on statins, about 40 now with less restrictive diet.

Three years ago I had a CAC of 769 and total cholesterol of 240 and went on statins.
Now I have a CAC of 1,206.
Echo and CT Angio are good. 55% and no blockages.
LDL is 44 and HDL is a bit low at 40. Total is 100.
I just had my LP(a) score come in at of 206.
The follow up with my cardio and primary are several months out.
I have read conflicting information about the ability to change LP(a).
I am wondering if Repatha is a consideration.
57 y.o., physically active and have a low carb, low saturated fat diet (6'1" and 180 lbs) Family hx of arteriolscholerosis and stroke.

I've added Repatha to my mix for a bit over a year. Lowered my Lp(a) from 185 to 69, along with an amazing drop in both total cholesterol (something that 80 mg statin plus Zetia could not do) and lowered Lipoprotein B down to also normal levels. Also dealing with bad genes

Good luck in your journey

Correction: I posted something by mistake on another thread about copay assistance being available through the Pan Foundation. It’s not Pan its the Healthwell Foundation. I can’t find that thread now. Sorry for any inconvenience!

My copay was $88 with Medicare and my Medicare supplement in 2024, but starting with new deductibles starting on 1/1, I paid $550+ for two injection packs. But my LDL dropped 90 points.

If I understand correctly, when you get to $2000 the co-pay drops to zero - for all prescriptions.

My LDL dropped 80 points, so this is a winner for me as I cannot tolerate any statin. Not looking forward to those first few big payments though!

I am getting ready to try Repatha after terrible pain and muscle weakness with statins and Zetia. It sounds like most people tolerate it better, but some don’t.

If you are eating a good diet - your CAC will increase. You want the soft plaque to calcify. It's the soft plaque that can rupture and lead to heart attacks or strokes.