Replies to post #39170 on Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[BioChica]

That is funny because the first script my doctor wrote, he had the wrong dosage. J.L do you have a current prescription drug book? Can you check and see if Vascepa is listed now? Curious when my Doctor checked earlier this year it was not listed.

[FishyFingers]

JL,

"CVD is caused by inflammation"

Incorrect.

Inflammation is a symptom of the disease. It is not the cause.

Ask yourself what causes the inflammation?

The bodies response to the damage is NOT the cause. Just because cholesterol etc is found at the scene of the crime it does NOT mean it is the cause.

How can I know that and yet the countries top lipidologists and cardiologists cant tell their arses from their elbows?

[sts66]

What Amarin needs to tell the doctors...

CVD is caused by inflammation..Rational treatment should include treating the inflammation. Scientific evidence supports the fact EPA lowers systemic inflammation and direct observation on arterial lesions shows EPA will increase vessel lumen area in atherosclerotic blood vessels and stabilize atherosclerotic plaques which cause AMIs and thrombotic strokes.

Couldn't agree with you more, but there are a large % of doctors who do not appreciate being "told" what to do or what causes what - "hey, that's not what I learned in med school" - until the AHA etc. come out with white papers/new policies saying what you wrote, AMRN has a tough road in educating doctors and trying to change their minds about what they (think) they know about CVD. If that new FDA guidance policy on what reps may hand out to docs during visits is approved it will make life a lot easier for them, but we're still facing the insurance coverage problem even if docs come around. Lp-PLA2 test is still "experimental" and not covered by any insurance despite mountains of evidence that it is a valid biomarker for CV risk.