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To: Red Badger

There’s actually an FDA approved prescription drug made of a specific type of fish oil, called Vascepa. It has both EPA and DHA but I would have to research to know the proportions.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/fda-approves-omega-fish-oil-medication-vascepa-reduce/story?id=67748996


8 posted on 05/17/2021 1:06:38 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine; Red Badger

Correction. Vascepa is only EPA, has no DHA.


13 posted on 05/17/2021 1:10:23 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

It is pure EPA:

“Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) is a prescription omega-3 fatty acid that is similar to fish oil but not exactly the same. The main differences between Vascepa and fish oil is that Vascepa only contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), whereas supplemental fish oils contain both EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). By only containing EPA, Vascepa reduces high triglycerides without raising levels of “bad” cholesterol or LDL-C. Vascepa is also up to four times stronger than most OTC fish oils, more expensive, carries a higher risk of bleeding and heart rythym disturbances, and is only available on prescription to people who meet certain criteria.”

https://www.drugs.com/vascepa.html#faq


27 posted on 05/17/2021 2:44:40 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, “The Weapon Shops of Isher”)
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