An Open-Label Study to Compare the Lipid Effects of Niacin ER and Simvastatin (NS) to Atorvastatin in Subjects With Hyperlipidemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia (SUPREME)

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

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Drugs

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