Medicare will pay for Leqvio since the Leqvio injection is given to you by your doctor.
Leqvio injections costs $3,606.11 per injection and is covered by Medicare and most other health insurances.
Leqvio is an injection for treating cholesterol and is the only cholesterol lowering medication that is given to you by your doctor every 6 months after 2 initial doses.
Leqvio is given twice yearly or every 6 months after the 2 initial doses given by your doctor.
Leqvio which is the brand name for inclisiran is a medication that is used for the treatment of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and for the treatment of people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, ASCVD risk-equivalents, and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
The cost of Leqvio per injection is $3,606.11
The drug Leqvio is not a statin as Leqvio belongs to a drug class called small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).
Both statins and siRNAs help lower cholesterol, but they work in different ways.
However Leqvio is typically prescribed with a statin drug.
Leqvio can cause possible side effects that range from mild to serious.
Examples of side effects from Leqvio include injection site reactions and diarrhea.
Leqvio is used to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol).
LEQVIO is covered by Medicare and most other health insurance because it is a medication that is administered by a doctor or other health care provider, so it is covered under traditional Medicare, also called Part B.