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Alirocumab, sold under the brand name Praluent, is a medication used to treat high cholesterol and decrease the risk of heart disease. It is generally used with a statin. It is given by injection under the skin.

Common side effects include a runny nose, pain at the site of injection, and muscle pain. Other side effects may include allergic reactions including vasculitis or angioedema. Safety in pregnancy is unclear. It is a monoclonal antibody that works as a proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor.

Alirocumab was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2015. In the United Kingdom 4 weeks of medication costs the NHS about £340 as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 370 USD.