Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same
AssigneeAmarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
InventorsMehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
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Abstract
The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
Claims22
A method of treating mixed dyslipidemia in a subject on statin therapy comprising, administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 2500 mg to 5000 mg per day of ethyl eicosapentaenoate and not more than about 5% docosahexaenoic acid or its esters, by weight of all fatty acids, wherein upon 12 weeks of said administration the subject exhibits a reduction in fasting triglycerides of at least 10% and a reduction in LDL-C of at least 5% compared to control subjects.
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