{"title":"Icosapent ethyl for reducing the risk of cardiovascular events","authors":"S. Chaplin","doi":"10.1002/psb.2045","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Icosapent ethyl (Vazkepa) is an omega‐3 fatty acid prodrug indicated for reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in statin‐treated patients. This article summarises the clinical trial evidence for its efficacy and its place in therapy.","PeriodicalId":88184,"journal":{"name":"The Prescriber","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Prescriber","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2045","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Icosapent ethyl (Vazkepa) is an omega‐3 fatty acid prodrug indicated for reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in statin‐treated patients. This article summarises the clinical trial evidence for its efficacy and its place in therapy.