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What do we know about new cholesterol drug Lipfendra? Merck’s new once-daily drug gets FDA approval

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July 18, 2026

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), a once-daily cholesterol-lowering drug developed by Merck & Co. Lipfendra, whose generic name is enlicitide, works by blocking a protein called PCSK9. This protein…