Drilldown: Medicines

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters (1)

Lovaza, Omtryg (1)

[[:Category:Lipid-lowering_agents|Lipid-lowering agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Omega-3_fatty_acids|Omega-3 fatty acid]] (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000004E-QINU`"' The EPA+DHA mix is biochemically and clinically distinct from icosapent ethyl'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004F-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000050-QINU`"' (1)

4 g PO daily (as 4 x 1 g capsules once daily, or 2 capsules BID) (1)

1 g soft gelatin capsules containing ~465 mg EPA + ~375 mg DHA as ethyl esters (1)

None · Indication-specific · 40 mg/d · 10 mg/d · 20 mg/d · 80 mg/d · 10 mg/d (adults) · 100 mg/d · 4 g/d · 400 mg/d · 40 mg/d typical; up to 240 mg/d for Zollinger-Ellison · 5 mg/d · 50 mg/d · 600 mg/d · No fixed ceiling; titrate to clinical effect and tolerability with CDC opioid prescribing guidance constraints on morphine-milligram-equivalent (MME) totals · No fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target · TID per eye · Titrated to glucose; no fixed ceiling · Titrated to glucose; no fixed maximum · '''20 mg/day in adults >60 years''' per FDA's 2011-2012 QT-prolongation warning; 40 mg/day in adults ≤60

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Oral (1)

Triglyceride lowering at 2-4 weeks; max at 8 weeks (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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Not well characterized; tissue incorporation over weeks'"`UNIQ--ref-00000051-QINU`"' (1)

Improved with food'"`UNIQ--ref-00000052-QINU`"' (1)

Limited human data<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)