-First and Only FDA Approved Pure-EPA Omega-3 Prescription Therapy Now Available-

-Vascepa Reduces VHTG Without Raising LDL Cholesterol-

BEDMINSTER, N.J., and DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (Nasdaq:AMRN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, today announced that Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl) capsules, a therapy for patients in the United States to treat severe (