阅读说明：本技术 含有培马贝特的医药 (Medicine containing pemfibrate ) 是由 小嶋聪 谷川亮平 于 2018-06-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种对于肝硬化患者的合适的利用培马贝特的治疗方法。本发明涉及对于肝硬化患者的培马贝特的使用。具体而言，本发明涉及一种给药方案，其中，对于需要进行利用培马贝特的治疗的肝硬化患者，相比于对肝功能正常者的用药量，将培马贝特进行减量。(The present invention provides a suitable treatment method using pemabete for patients with liver cirrhosis. The present invention relates to the use of pemabefibrate in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In particular, the present invention relates to a dosing regimen wherein pemofibrate is reduced as compared to the dose for a normal liver function for a cirrhosis patient in need of treatment with pemofibrate.)

1. A pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: when the patient is a cirrhosis patient, an instruction to reduce the medicine is given.

2. The pharmaceutical kit of claim 1, wherein:

the treatment with pemfibrate is the treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and heart disease.

3. The pharmaceutical kit of claim 1 or 2, wherein:

a medicine containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these is a medicine containing pemfibrate.

4. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a mild cirrhosis patient, the amount of the drug is reduced to 1/2 or less of the amount of the drug to be administered to a patient with normal liver function.

5. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a mild cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day in pemabete.

6. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a mild cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.05mg pemabelate once, twice a day.

7. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a mild cirrhosis patient, instructions to administer the medicament in a pemabete-based 0.1mg once, twice a day.

8. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the drug is reduced to 1/4 or less of the drug dosage when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

9. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.05mg to 0.1mg per day in pemabete.

10. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in a manner of 1 time 0.025mg in pemabefibrate, twice a day.

11. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in a manner of 1 time 0.05mg in pemabefibrate and twice a day.

12. A pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: when the patient is a cirrhosis patient, an instruction to reduce the amount of the medicine is taken into consideration as necessary.

13. The pharmaceutical kit of claim 12, wherein:

the treatment with pemfibrate is the treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and heart disease.

14. A pharmaceutical kit according to claim 12 or 13, wherein:

a medicine containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these is a medicine containing pemfibrate.

15. A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of claims 12 to 14, comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a mild cirrhosis patient, an instruction to reduce the amount of the medicine is taken into consideration as needed.

16. A medicament for treating a patient with cirrhosis of the liver requiring a treatment with pemabelate, said medicament characterized by:

the medicament contains pemabelate, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof,

the dose of pemabefibrate is reduced as compared with the dose of pemabefibrate administered to a patient with normal liver function.

17. The medicament of claim 16, wherein:

the treatment with pemfibrate is the treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and heart disease.

18. The medicament of claim 16 or 17, comprising:

and (3) pemofibrate.

19. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with mild cirrhosis, the dose of pemabefibrate to be administered to patients with normal liver function is reduced to 1/2 or less.

20. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with mild cirrhosis, the injection is administered in an amount of 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day in terms of pemabete.

21. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with mild cirrhosis, the drug was administered in a dose of 0.05mg pemabelate twice a day.

22. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with mild cirrhosis, the drug was administered twice a day at 0.1mg pemabete.

23. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with moderate cirrhosis, the dose of pemabefibrate is reduced to 1/4 or less when the pemabefibrate is administered to patients with normal liver function.

24. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with moderate cirrhosis, the medicine is administered by 0.05 mg-0.1 mg in Pemafibrate per day.

25. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with moderate cirrhosis, the injection is administered twice a day in a dose of 0.025mg pemabelate.

26. The agent according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein:

for patients with moderate cirrhosis, the injection is administered twice a day in a dose of 0.05mg pemabelate.

27. A method of treatment using pemabete, comprising:

a step of administering a drug containing pemabefibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of the same to a patient with liver cirrhosis in a reduced amount as compared with the amount of pemabefibrate used when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

28. The treatment of claim 27 wherein:

the method of treatment is for the treatment of one or more diseases selected from the group consisting of hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and heart disease.

29. The treatment of claim 27 or 28 wherein:

a medicine containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these is a medicine containing pemfibrate.

30. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: and a step of administering the drug to a patient with mild cirrhosis in such a manner that the dose of pemabefibrate to be administered to a patient with normal liver function is reduced to 1/2 or less.

31. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: for patients with mild cirrhosis, the medicament is administered in an amount of 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day in terms of pemabefibrate.

32. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: a step of administering pemabete once in an amount of 0.05mg twice a day to a patient with mild cirrhosis.

33. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: a step of administering the medicine twice a day at 0.1mg in pemabete once for a patient with mild cirrhosis.

34. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: and a step of administering the drug to a patient with moderate cirrhosis of liver by reducing the dose of pemabefibrate to 1/4 or less when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

35. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: and (3) administering 0.05 mg-0.1 mg of pemabete to a patient with moderate cirrhosis of liver per day.

36. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: and (3) administering the pemabete twice a day in an amount of 0.025mg once for a patient with moderate cirrhosis.

37. The treatment method of any one of claims 27 to 29, comprising: and (3) administering the pemabete twice a day in a manner of 0.05mg once in a pemabete for patients with moderate cirrhosis.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical kit containing pemabelate.

Background

Pemofibrate (chemical name: (2R) -2- [ 3- ({1, 3-benzoxazol-2-yl [ 3- (4-methoxyphenoxy) propyl ] amino } methyl) phenoxy ] butanoic acid), a salt thereof, or a solvate of either, is a compound having a PPAR α activating effect, and is known to be useful for the prevention and treatment of diseases such as dyslipidemia (patent document 1).

As other compounds having PPAR α activating action, for example, fenofibrate and bezafibrate are known, and these compounds are widely used as pharmaceutical products, and it has been reported that the excretion pathway of fenofibrate is renal, but fenofibrate aggravates liver injury, and therefore administration to patients with liver injury is prohibited, and there is a possibility that abnormal fluctuation of liver function test values occurs, and therefore, it is necessary to carefully administer to patients with abnormal liver function test or patients with a past history of liver injury (non-patent document 1), and moreover, bezafibrate is mainly excreted into urine via the kidney, but there is a possibility that blood concentration increases, and therefore, it is necessary to carefully administer to patients with liver injury or a past history thereof (non-patent document 2), and on the other hand, as reported in non-patent document 3, pemafibrate hardly excretes via the kidney, and therefore, it is expected that even patients with renal disorder can be effectively and safely administered, but specific metabolic pathways and liver routes are unclear, and it is not suggested that what kind of fenofibrate is still being administered to patients with kidney injury, and there is specifically suggested that the excretion is exposed.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a treatment method using pemabefibrate, which is suitable for patients with liver cirrhosis.

Technical solution for solving technical problem

As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the inventors of the present invention have found that, although pemofibrate differs from fenofibrate and bezafibrate in its metabolism and excretion pathway, when pemofibrate is administered to a patient with a damaged liver, the exposure to pemofibrate is not significantly increased in the case of a patient with fatty liver as compared with the case of administration to a patient with a normal liver function, but the exposure is increased in the case of a patient with cirrhosis of liver, and the dose is preferably reduced in order to effectively and safely perform a treatment using pemofibrate, thereby completing the present invention.

Namely, the present invention provides the following [1] to [37 ].

[1] A pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: and when the patient is a liver cirrhosis patient, instructing to reduce the amount of the medicine.

[2] The pharmaceutical kit as described in the above [1], wherein the treatment with pemfibrate is treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and heart disease.

[3] The pharmaceutical kit according to the above [1] or [2], characterized in that:

a medicine containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these is a medicine containing pemfibrate.

[4] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: if the patient is a patient with mild cirrhosis, the amount of the drug is reduced to 1/2 or less of the dose for administration to a patient with normal liver function.

[5] The pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a patient with mild cirrhosis, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.1 to 0.2mg per day in terms of pemabefibrate.

[6] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a patient with mild cirrhosis, the above medicine is administered in a dose of 0.05mg pemabelate twice a day.

[7] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a patient with mild cirrhosis, the above medicine is administered in a dose of 0.1mg in pemabefibrate twice a day.

[8] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: if the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the amount of the drug is reduced to 1/4 or less of the dose for administration to a patient with normal liver function.

[9] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.05mg to 0.1mg per day in terms of pemabefibrate.

[10] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the above medicine is administered twice a day in a dose of 0.025mg twice a day in terms of pemabefibrate.

[11] A pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [1] to [3], comprising: the specification describes: when the patient is a moderate cirrhosis patient, the above medicine is administered twice a day in a dose of 0.05mg in pemabefibrate 1 time.

[12] A pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: if the patient is a cirrhosis patient, an instruction to reduce the amount of the medicine may be taken into consideration as necessary.

[13] The pharmaceutical kit as described in the above [12], wherein the treatment with pemfibrate is treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and heart disease.

[14] The pharmaceutical kit according to the above [12] or [13], wherein the drug containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof or a solvate of these is a drug containing pemfibrate.

[15] The pharmaceutical kit according to any one of the above [12] to [14], comprising: the specification describes: if the patient is a patient with mild cirrhosis, an instruction to reduce the amount of the medicine is taken into consideration as necessary.

[16] A medicament for treating a patient with cirrhosis of the liver requiring treatment with pemabelate, wherein,

the above agent contains pemabelate, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof,

the dose of pemabefibrate is reduced as compared with the dose of pemabefibrate administered to a patient with normal liver function.

[17] The agent according to the above [16], wherein the treatment with pemfibrate is treatment of one or more diseases selected from hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and heart disease.

[18] The pharmaceutical agent according to the above [16] or [17], which comprises:

and (3) pemofibrate.

[19] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the dose of pemabefibrate is reduced to 1/2 or less in patients with mild cirrhosis when the dose is administered to patients with normal liver function.

[20] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein 0.1mg to 0.2mg of pemabefibrate is administered per day to a patient with mild cirrhosis.

[21] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the pharmaceutical agent is administered twice a day in an amount of 0.05mg pemabefibrate in patients with mild cirrhosis.

[22] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the pharmaceutical agent is administered twice a day at a dose of 0.1mg pemabefibrate in patients with mild cirrhosis.

[23] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the dose of pemabefibrate is reduced to 1/4 or less in a case where the drug is administered to a patient with moderate liver cirrhosis.

[24] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein 0.05mg to 0.1mg in pemabefibrate is administered to a patient with moderate cirrhosis.

[25] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the pharmaceutical agent is administered twice a day in an amount of 0.025mg pemabefibrate in a patient with moderate cirrhosis.

[26] The pharmaceutical agent according to any one of the above [16] to [18], wherein the pharmaceutical agent is administered twice a day in an amount of 0.05mg pemabefibrate in a patient with moderate cirrhosis.

[27] A method of treatment using pemabete, comprising:

a step of administering a drug containing pemabefibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of the same to a patient with liver cirrhosis in a reduced amount as compared with the amount of pemabefibrate used when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

[28] The method of treating according to [27] above, wherein the method is used for treating one or more diseases selected from the group consisting of hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and heart disease.

[29] The method of treatment according to the above [27] or [28], wherein the drug containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof is a drug containing pemfibrate.

[30] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: and a step of administering the drug to a patient with mild cirrhosis in such a manner that the dose of pemabefibrate to be administered to a patient with normal liver function is reduced to 1/2 or less.

[31] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: for patients with mild cirrhosis, the medicine is administered in an amount of 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day in terms of pemabefibrate.

[32] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: the above-mentioned medicine is administered twice a day in a dose of 0.05mg pemabelate to patients with mild cirrhosis.

[33] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: the method comprises the step of administering the above medicine twice a day in a dose of 0.1mg in pemabete to patients with mild cirrhosis.

[34] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: and a step of administering the drug to a patient with moderate cirrhosis by reducing the dose of pemabefibrate to 1/4 or less when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

[35] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: and (3) administering 0.05 mg-0.1 mg of pemabete to a patient with moderate cirrhosis of liver per day.

[36] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: and (3) administering the pemabete twice a day in an amount of 0.025mg once for a patient with moderate cirrhosis.

[37] The method of treatment according to any one of the above [27] to [29], comprising: and (3) administering the pemabete twice a day in a manner of 0.05mg once in a pemabete for patients with moderate cirrhosis.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively and safely perform treatment using pemabete with exposure control also for patients with liver cirrhosis.

Detailed Description

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: and when the patient is a liver cirrhosis patient, instructing to reduce the amount of the medicine.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical kit for treating a patient in need of treatment with pemabefibrate, comprising:

a medicament containing pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of these; and

the specification describes: if the patient is a cirrhosis patient, an instruction to reduce the amount of the medicine may be taken into consideration as necessary.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical preparation for treating a patient with liver cirrhosis who needs treatment with pemabefibrate, wherein the pharmaceutical preparation contains pemabefibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and is administered in a reduced amount as compared with the amount of pemabefibrate used when administered to a patient with normal liver function.

In a fourth mode, the present invention provides a method of treatment using pemabefibrate, comprising: a step of administering a drug containing pemabefibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate of the same to a patient with liver cirrhosis in a reduced amount as compared with the amount of pemabefibrate used when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function.

In the present specification, pemfibrate means (2R) -2- [ 3- ({1, 3-benzoxazol-2-yl [ 3- (4-methoxyphenoxy) propyl ] amino } methyl) phenoxy ] butyric acid, represented by the following formula (a):

this compound can be produced, for example, by the method described in patent document 1 and the like.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a salt or solvate of pemabefibrate may also be used. Salts and solvates may be made by conventional methods. The salt of pemabefibrate is not particularly limited as long as it is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and examples thereof include: alkali metal salts such as sodium salt and potassium salt; alkaline earth metal salts such as calcium salts and magnesium salts; organic alkali salts such as ammonium salts and trialkylamine salts; inorganic acid salts such as hydrochloride and sulfate; organic acid salts such as acetate salts, and the like. As the solvate of pemabefibrate or a salt thereof, a hydrate, an alcoholate (e.g., ethanolate), or the like can be mentioned.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a pharmaceutical preparation containing pemabelate, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof can be formulated into a dosage form such as a tablet, a capsule, a granule, a powder, a lotion, an ointment, an injection, or a suppository, using another pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. These preparations can be produced by a known method. In one embodiment of the present invention, a pharmaceutical agent containing pemabelate, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof can be administered by oral administration or non-oral administration, and preferably oral administration.

In the present specification, the term "patient in need of treatment with pemfibrate" refers to a patient suffering from one or more diseases in which symptoms may be eliminated or alleviated by administration of pemfibrate, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof. As such diseases, there may be mentioned, without limitation, one or more selected from the group consisting of hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, diabetic complications, inflammation, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and heart disease, for example.

Liver cirrhosis is a change caused by long-term liver tissue damage, and is characterized by increased portal vein pressure, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, pulmonary disorder, cardiac disorder, renal disorder, decreased serum sodium, and the like, due to decrease in hepatic parenchymal cells, blood flow disorder caused by hepatic fibrosis and structural change, portal vein-major circulatory branch formation, and the like. In the present specification, "mild cirrhosis" refers to cirrhosis indicating the degree of liver damage classified as "a" when classified under Child-Pugh, and "moderate cirrhosis" refers to cirrhosis indicating the degree of liver damage classified as "B" when classified under Child-Pugh. The Child-Pugh classification is a method of adding the scores of the items shown in Table 1 and classifying the severity of liver injury according to the total score, and is determined as "A (mild)" in 5-6 minutes, as "B (moderate)" in 7-9 minutes, and as "C (severe)" in 10-15 minutes.

[ Table 1]

Child-Pugh classification score sheet

The hair-side disease is evaluated according to the following evaluation standards

Rank of
		0	Normal consciousness, personality, neurological examination, brain waves
1	Restlessness, sleep disorder, irritability/excitability, tremor, writing disorder, 5cps wave
		2	Lethargy, cognitive disorder, behavioral disorder, flapping-wing tremor, dyskinesia, and smooth triphasic wave
3	Drowsiness, unconsciousness, cognitive impairment, hyperreflexia, rigidity, slow waves
		4	Coma, no reaction, cerebral excision, stable 2-3 cps delta activity

One skilled in the art can diagnose whether a patient is cirrhosis by combining body findings, blood biochemical examinations, a scoring system combining multiple blood biochemical examinations, image diagnosis including elastography, visual observation under laparoscopy, and liver biopsy findings, as appropriate. Further, those skilled in the art can determine the severity of liver damage in a patient based on the Child-Pugh classification described above.

In the present specification, the term "instructions" refers to instructions concerning the use of a pharmaceutical product for a doctor, a dentist, a pharmacist and/or a patient, and for example, refers to instructions describing the use, dose, pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetics, side effects, and precautions for use of the pharmaceutical product. The specification includes, but is not limited to, a package insert or product labeling, an Interview Form, product Information (product Information), and prescription Information (Prescribing Information). In one embodiment of the present invention, the instruction manual is preferably a pharmaceutical instruction manual.

In the present specification, "reduction of a medicine" means reduction of the amount of the medicine as compared with the amount of the medicine administered to a patient with normal liver function, and "the amount of the medicine" means the amount of the active ingredient in pemofibrate administered one day or one time.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when pemabete is used for treating a patient with cirrhosis of the liver, administration can be performed so that the dose of pemabete administered to a patient with normal liver function is reduced to 3/4 or less, 2/3 or less, 1/2 or less, 1/3 or less, or 1/4 or less. In one embodiment of the present invention, when pemabefibrate is used for the treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis, the dose of pemabefibrate may be reduced to 0.9 times, 0.8 times, 0.75 times, 0.7 times, 0.6 times, 0.5 times, 0.4 times, 0.3 times, 0.25 times, 0.2 times, or 0.1 times the dose of pemabefibrate for administration to patients with normal liver function.

For example, in order to reduce the dose to 1/2 when the drug is administered to a normal liver function patient, pemofibrate may be administered to a normal liver function patient at 0.1mg to 0.2mg once and twice a day to obtain a therapeutic effect, pemofibrate may be administered to a cirrhosis patient at 0.05mg to 0.1mg once and twice a day, and pemofibrate may be administered to a normal liver function patient at 0.2mg to 0.4mg per day to obtain a therapeutic effect, and 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day may be administered to a cirrhosis patient. Similarly, for example, in order to reduce the dose to 1/4 when the drug is administered to a patient with normal liver function, pemofibrate may be administered to a patient with normal liver function in a dose of 0.1 to 0.2mg once and twice a day to obtain a therapeutic effect, pemofibrate may be administered to a patient with liver cirrhosis in a dose of 0.025 to 0.05mg once and twice a day, and pemofibrate may be administered to a patient with liver cirrhosis in a dose of 0.2 to 0.4mg per day to obtain a therapeutic effect, and 0.05 to 0.1mg per day to obtain a therapeutic effect.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a patient with cirrhosis of liver (a patient with mild cirrhosis) classified by Child-Pugh as a is treated with pemofibrate, pemofibrate is reduced to 1/2, which is the dose for administration to a patient with normal liver function. For example, when pemfibrate is administered to a patient with normal liver function at 0.1 to 0.2mg once and twice a day to obtain a therapeutic effect, pemofibrate may be administered to a patient with cirrhosis classified as A by Child-Pugh at 0.05 to 0.1mg once and twice a day. In addition, when the treatment effect is obtained by administering pemofibrate to a patient with normal liver function at 0.2mg to 0.4mg per day, the dose of pemofibrate to a patient with cirrhosis classified as A by Child-Pugh is 0.1mg to 0.2mg per day.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when a patient with cirrhosis of the liver (a patient with moderate cirrhosis) classified by Child-Pugh as B is treated with pemofibrate, pemofibrate is administered in an amount of 1/4 or less based on the amount of pemofibrate administered to a patient with normal liver function. For example, when pemfibrate is administered to a patient with normal liver function at 0.1 to 0.2mg once and twice a day to obtain a therapeutic effect, pemofibrate may be administered to a patient with cirrhosis classified as B by Child-Pugh at 0.025 to 0.05mg once and twice a day. In addition, when the treatment effect is obtained by administering pemofibrate to a patient with normal liver function at 0.2mg to 0.4mg per day, the dose of pemofibrate to a patient with cirrhosis classified by Child-Pugh as B may be 0.05mg to 0.1mg per day.

The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.