Amgen to buy Dezima Pharma for $300 mln in cash

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc said it will buy Netherlands-based Dezima Pharma B.V. for $300 million in cash and up to $1.25 billion in additional payments.

The deal adds Dezima's lead cholesterol drug, TA-8995, to Amgen's expanding portfolio of treatments for cardiovascular diseases.

(Reporting By Samantha Kareen Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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