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Assess triglyceride levels carefully before initiating therapy. Identify other causes (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, or medications) of high triglyceride levels and manage as appropriate.
[see Indications and Usage (1)].
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Patients should be placed on an appropriate lipid-lowering diet before receiving OMTRYG and should continue this diet during treatment with OMTRYG.
The daily dose of OMTRYG is 4 capsules per day taken as a single dose (4 capsules) or as 2 capsules given twice daily. OMTRYG should be taken with meals. [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]
Patients should be advised to swallow OMTRYG capsules whole. Do not break open, crush, dissolve or chew OMTRYG.