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Claims for Patent: 12,171,738


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Summary for Patent: 12,171,738
Title:Compositions and methods for lowering triglycerides
Abstract:In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject in need thereof.
Inventor(s):Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni, Mehar Manku
Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd
Application Number:US17/884,680
Patent Claims: 1. A method of lowering triglycerides in a subject on stable statin therapy having a cardiovascular-related disease and baseline fasting triglycerides of about 200 mg/dl to about 500 mg/dl, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of ethyl eicosapentaenoate per day for a period of time effective to reduce fasting triglycerides and fasting LDL-C in the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises at least 96% by weight ethyl eicosapentaenoate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject has fasting serum LDL-C levels of about 40 mg/dl to about 115 mg/dl at a baseline prior to administration of the composition.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein upon administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject daily for the period of time, the subject exhibits at least about a 5% reduction in fasting LDL-C levels.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject daily for the period of time, the subject exhibits at least about a 5% reduction in fasting triglycerides.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject daily for the period of time, the subject exhibits at least about a 15% reduction in fasting triglycerides.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition to the subject daily for the period of time, the subject exhibits no increase in serum LDL-C compared to baseline.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition for the period of time, the subject exhibits a reduction in fasting non-HDL-C levels.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition for the period of time, the subject exhibits a reduction in fasting VLDL-C levels.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, upon administering the pharmaceutical composition for the period of time, the subject exhibits substantially no change or a reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) of at least about 5% compared to the subject's baseline HbA1c levels.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject 1 to 4 times per day.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the composition is present in one or more capsules.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises not more than about 4% by weight docosahexaenoic acid or derivatives thereof.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the period is about 1 week to about 12 weeks.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the period is about 12 weeks.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the cardiovascular-related disease is selected from the group consisting of hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, mixed dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, vascular disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, hypertension, myocardial infarction, and other cardiovascular events.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the cardiovascular-related disease is selected from the group consisting of hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and mixed dyslipidemia.

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