Highly purified ethyl EPA and other EPA derivatives
AssigneeAmarin Corporation PLC
InventorsMalcolm Peet, Krishna S. Vaddadi
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical preparation comprising EPA in an appropriately assimilable form where of all the fatty acids present in the preparation at least 90%, and preferably at least 95%, is in the form of EPA and where less than 5%, and preferably less than 3%, is in the form of DHA is provided.
Claims10
A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more fatty acids, at least 95% of which are in the form of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid, wherein the composition contains no docosahexaenoic acid and the composition is present in a capsule.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising 250 mg to 1000 mg of fatty acids at least 95% of which are in the form of ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid, wherein the composition contains no docosahexaenoic acid, and the composition is present in a capsule.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising 250 mg to 1000 mg of fatty acids at least 95% of which are in the form of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid, wherein the composition contains (a) less than 5% in aggregate of arachidonic acid and n-3 docosapentaenoic acid, and (b) no docosahexaenoic acid;
- and wherein the composition is present in a capsule.
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