SUPREME: A 12-Week, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Compare the Lipid Effects of Niacin ER and Simvastatin (NS) to Atorvastatin in Subjects With Hyperlipidemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia
SUPREME: A 12-Week, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Compare the Lipid Effects of Niacin ER and Simvastatin (NS) to Atorvastatin in Subjects With Hyperlipidemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia
To demonstrate that niacin ER and simvastatin (NS) tablets, when compared to atorvastatin (Lipitor®; Pfizer, Inc.), has superior high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) elevating effects at Week 12 in subjects with type II hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia who are currently off lipid-modifying therapy. This was a prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint (PROBE) study.
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must meet all of the following laboratory criteria:
Subjects must also be reasonably compliant with the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet during the 4 to 5 week Screening Period prior to randomization (and be willing to comply for the duration of the study).
Exclusion Criteria:
Protland, Oregon 97239, United States