Esperion Therapeutics,Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) Files An 8-K Other Events

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Esperion Therapeutics,Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events

On March27, 2018, Esperion Therapeutics,Inc. issued a press release titled, “Esperion Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2 Study of Bempedoic Acid Added-On to a PCSK9 Inhibitor in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia” (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

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99.1

Press Release dated March27, 2018.

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Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a18-9065_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1     Media Contact: Elliot Fox W2O Group 212.257.6724 [email protected]   Investor Contact: Audrey Gross W2O Group 212.301.7214 [email protected]   Esperion Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 2 Study of Bempedoic Acid Added-On to a PCSK9 Inhibitor in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia   — Study Met Primary Endpoint with 30% Additional LDL-C Lowering — — hsCRP Reduction of 34% — — Observed to be Safe and Well-Tolerated in This Study — — Conference Call and Webcast on Tuesday,…
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About Esperion Therapeutics,Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR)

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing and commercializing oral, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering therapies for the treatment of patients with elevated LDL-C. The Company’s segment is the business of researching, developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of patients with elevated LDL-C. The Company’s lead product candidate is ETC-1002, or bempedoic acid. The Company is engaged in conducting a global Phase III long-term safety and tolerability study of bempedoic acid in patients with hyperlipidemia whose LDL-C is not adequately controlled with low- and moderate-dose statins. Bempedoic acid is an inhibitor of ATP Citrate Lyase (ACL), a well-characterized enzyme on the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. Bempedoic acid inhibits cholesterol synthesis in the liver, decreases intracellular cholesterol and up-regulates LDL-receptors.