Posted by jrbecker on June 23, 2003, at 12:16:11
Despite some recent hold-ups in its phase III trials for Huntington's, a new drug called LAX-101, a more pure form of EPA (essential fatty acids), is nearing closer to market release in the next year or so. LAX-101 has been granted fast-track and orphan drug status by the FDA for use as a treatment for HD.
For those that have found benefits from taking flax seed or fish oil, LAX-101 might be a very important successor to EPA in your diet, since LAX-101 is to fish oil as vitamin C supplements are to oranges.
http://www.amarincorp.com/pressrelease.cfm?id=64
http://hdlighthouse.org/treatment-care/treatment/drugs/lax101/human/updates/0035finance.phtml
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