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What is Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters?

Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters are an antilipemic agent they are an adjunct to diet therapy in the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
High Cholesterol 26 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 16 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
High triglycerides 15 0
Other 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Depressed mood 4 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 4 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 80 patients currently taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 14

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

Heartburn 1
Fish taste burps 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 1 g daily 2 g daily 2 cap(s) daily 4 cap(s) daily 4 g daily 1,000 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,000 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 31 Number of Patients: 31  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 23%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 23%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 23%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 8%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 8%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

Always
 14 82%
Usually
 3 18%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 6%
A little
 3 18%
Not at all
 13 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 23%
$25-49
 5 38%
< $25
 5 38%

Report created on May 24, 2012.