Treating hypertriglyceridemia with prescription omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters.
Practice Pearl: Clinical trials in patients with very high triglycerides show that four 1-g capsules of prescription omega-3 ethyl ester fatty acids taken daily can significantly decrease triglyceride levels and are well tolerated. Original Article: Sadovsky R, Kris-Etherton P. Prescription omega-3-acid ethyl esters for the treatment of very high triglycerides. Postgrad Med. 2009;121(4):145-150.
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Timothy D
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Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. tmickleb@indiana.edu