Benzinga | Aug 13, 2020 07:10AM EDT

Akcea Announces New Pricing And Reimbursement Of WAYLIVRA In Germany

BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKCA), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the German Association of Statutory Sick Funds hasagreed upon new pricing and reimbursement of WAYLIVRA(r) (volanesorsen) as an adjunct to diet in adult patients with genetically confirmed familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) and at high risk for pancreatitis, in whom response to diet and triglyceride lowering therapy has been inadequate. WAYLIVRA has been commercially available in Germany since August 15, 2019. As part of reimbursement and market access protocol in Germany, Akcea was required to renegotiate the WAYLIVRA launch price 12 months after first commercialization, which will go into effect on August 15, 2020.