Details for Patent: 8,518,929
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Title: | Methods of treating hypertriglyceridemia |
Abstract: | In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof. |
Inventor(s): | Manku; Mehar (England, GB), Osterloh; Ian (Kent, GB), Wicker; Pierre (Mystic, CT), Braeckman; Rene (Richboro, PA), Soni; Paresh (Mystic, CT) |
Assignee: | Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited (Dublin, IE) |
Filing Date: | Feb 25, 2013 |
Application Number: | 13/776,242 |
Claims: | 1. A method of reducing triglycerides in a subject having fasting triglycerides of at least 500 mg/dl comprising, orally administering to the subject daily for at least about 12 weeks a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 4 g of ethyl eicosapentaenoate and not more than about 4% docosahexaenoic acid or its esters, by weight of all fatty acids. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject has a fasting baseline LDL-C from about 50 mg/dl to about 300 mg/dl. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject has one or more of: a baseline fasting non-HDL-C of about 200 mg/dl to about 300 mg/dl, a baseline fasting total cholesterol of about 250 mg/dl to about 300 mg/dl, a baseline fasting VLDL-C of about 140 mg/dl to about 200 mg/dl, or a baseline fasting HDL-C of about 10 mg/dl to about 80 mg/dl. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein 12 weeks of said daily administration is effective to reduce triglycerides by at least about 30% without increasing LDL-C in subjects who have fasting triglycerides levels of at least 500 mg/dl. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein 12 weeks of said daily administration is effective to reduce apolipoprotein B in subjects who have fasting triglycerides levels of at least 500 mg/dl. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein 12 weeks of said daily administration is effective to reduce VLDL-C in subjects who have fasting triglycerides levels of at least 500 mg/dl. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject has a fasting baseline triglyceride level of 500 mg/dl to 1500 mg/dl. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the pharmaceutical composition is present in one or more dosage units. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the dosage units are capsules. |