Long-term up to 24-month efficacy and safety of concomitant prescription omega-3-acid ethyl esters and simvastatin in hypertriglyceridemic patients

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 907-915

  Bays, Harold E ^a   Maki, Kevin C ^b   McKenney, James ^c   Snipes, Rose ^d   Meadowcroft, Amy ^d   Schroyer, Rosemary ^d   Doyle, Ralph T ^e   Stein, Evan ^f  

^a LOUISVILLE METABOLIC AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Provident Clinical Research   (United States)

^c National Clinical Research Inc   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^e Reliant Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^f Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertriglyceridemia; Non HDL C; Prescription omega 3 acid ethyl esters; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRONCHITIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUSITIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG TOXICITY; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 77949511855     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007991003645318     Document Type: Article

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