The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1591
ISSUE 1591
February 10, 2020
Issue 1591
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Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk with Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa)
February 10, 2020 (Issue: 1591)
Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa – Amarin), the ethyl ester
of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), has been approved
by the FDA for use as an adjunct to maximally
tolerated statin therapy to reduce the risk of major
adverse cardiovascular events in adults...more
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