Pharmaceutical composition comprising omega-3 fatty acid and hydroxy-derivative of a statin and methods of using same

1. A method of treating a cardiovascular-related disease in a subject in need thereof by lowering lipid hydroperoxide formation, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising (a) about 0.1 mg to about 500 mg of a hydroxy-derivative of a statin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) an oil comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid, the omega-3 fatty acid comprising at least 95%, by weight, ethyl eicosapentaenoate or at least about 95%, by weight, ethyl docosahexaenoate wherein the subject has a baseline vLDL-C value of about 140 mg/dl to about 200 mg/dl and either (1) a baseline triglyceride level of about 200 mg/dl to about 500 mg/dl or (2) a baseline LDL-C level of about 30 mg/dl to about 300 mg/dl, wherein the hydroxy-derivative of a statin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is selected from ortho or para hydroxy atorvastatin and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and wherein the cardiovascular-related disease is selected from hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, mixed dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, vascular disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, hypertension, and myocardial infarction.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the omega-3 fatty acid comprises ethyl eicosapentaenoate.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the oil further comprises ethyl docosahexaenoic acid.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the hydroxy-derivative of a statin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is selected from o-hydroxy atorvastatin, p-hydroxy atorvastatin, p-hydroxy atorvastatin calcium, p-hydroxy atorvastatin disodium, o-hydroxy atorvastatin calcium, o-hydroxy atorvastatin lactone, o-hydroxy atorvastatin-d5 calcium, o-hydroxy atorvastatin-d5 disodium, o-hydroxy atorvastatin-d5 lactone, 2-hydroxy atorvastatin bisodium, p-hydroxy atorvastatin lactone, p-hydroxy atorvastatin-d5 calcium, p-hydroxy atorvastatin-d5 lactone, and 4-hydroxy atorvastatin bisodium.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the cardiovascular-related disease is atherosclerosis.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject also has a non-HDL-C value of about 200 mg/dl to about 400 mg/dl, a total cholesterol value of about 250 mg/dl to about 400 mg/dl, a HDL-C value of about 10 mg/dl to about 100 mg/dl, or a LDL-C value of about 40 mg/dl to about 100 mg/dl.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the non-HDL-C value, the total cholesterol value, the vLDL-C value, the HDL-C value and the LDL-C value of the subject are mean values.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the vLDL-C level, the baseline triglyceride level, and the LDL-C level of the subject are mean or median levels.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the non-HDL-C value, the total cholesterol value, and the HDL-C value are baseline values.