specified drug-use survey of the granular capsule formulation of omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters: ocean3

Conditions: Hyperlipidemia

Summary: the purpose of this survey is to determine the incidence rate of cardiovascular (cv) events associated with long-term treatment with and without omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters (lotriga granular capsules) in high-risk hyperlipidemic patients treated by statin in daily medical practice.

this survey is planned to determine the incidence rate of cardiovascular (cv) events associated with long-term treatment with omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters (lotriga granular capsules) in high-risk hyperlipidemic patients treated by statin in daily medical practice. the incidence rate of cv events in the participants who are treated by the standard anti-hyperlipidemic therapies other than omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters is investigated in this survey so as to compare the events rates between two participant groups just for information. for adults, 2 g of omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters is usually administered orally once daily immediately after meals. however, the dose can be increased up to twice daily (to a dose of 2 g) depending on participant's triglyceride (tg) level.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: participants who meet all of the following criteria will be included in the survey: 1. patients with hyperlipidemia on statin therapy 2. outpatients 3. male participants aged ≥ 50 years and female participants aged ≥ 60 years 4. participants with fasting tg level ≥ 150 mg/dl (within 3 months prior to the start of the observation period) 5. participants who have at least two of the following risk factors: * hypertension * type 2 diabetes mellitus * chronic kidney disease * prior history of myocardial infarction or angina pectoris * prior history of cerebral infarction * peripheral arterial disease exclusion criteria: -participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the survey: 1. participants who have experienced coronary artery disease within 1 month prior to the start of the observation period 2. participants who have experienced cerebrovascular disease within 1 month prior to the start of the observation period 3. participants who have undergone heart surgery or revascularization surgery (including coronary artery intervention and peripheral arterial intervention) within 1 month prior to the start of the observation period 4. participants who plan to undergo heart surgery or revascularization surgery (including coronary artery intervention and peripheral arterial intervention) 5. patients with malignant tumors currently under treatment 6. participants who have received eicosapentaenoic acid (hereinafter, epa) products within 1 month prior to the start of the observation period, or participants who plan to receive treatment with epa products after the start of the observation period 7. patients with hemorrhage (e.g., hemophilia, capillary fragility, gastrointestinal ulcer, urinary tract hemorrhage, hemoptysis, or vitreous hemorrhage) 8. participants with prior history of hypersensitivity to any ingredients in omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters (omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters-treated participants only) 9. participants with prior history of treatment with omega-3 fatty acid ethyl esters

Keywords: pharmacological therapy