Rejected and unfilled prescriptions for new, more expensive cholesterol drugs tied to higher heart, stroke risk

Prescriptions for the newest – but more expensive — cholesterol-lowering drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors that are not covered by insurance companies or unfilled by patients are related to higher risk of cardiovascular problems for high risk patients. High co-payments may make patients less likely to fill prescriptions, even if insurers approve them. Prescriptions written for women, blacks and Hispanics were more likely to be rejected.

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