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What is Fish Oil?

Fish oil contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA or also icosapentaenoic acid), an omega-3 fatty acid and is obtained from oily fish including cod liver, herring, mackerel, salmon, menhaden and sardine.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 63 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 22 4 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
High Cholesterol 21 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Arthritis pain 12 4 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Increased lipids in blood (hyperlipidemia) 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Support heart health 7 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 27

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fish Oil

Skin rash 1
Fishy taste 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fish Oil. See all 25 dosages ►

  daily 10 mL daily 20 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,360 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,000 mg daily
  149 Number of Patients: 149 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fish Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 8   Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 8   Expense: 33%
Other 6   Other: 25%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 8%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 8%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 24 patients who’ve stopped taking Fish Oil

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

Currently Taking Fish Oil

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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 Fish Oil

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fish Oil

Always
 16 50%
Usually
 10 31%
Sometimes
 5 16%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fish Oil

Very
 2 6%
Somewhat
 1 3%
A little
 8 25%
Not at all
 21 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fish Oil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 13%
< $25
 13 87%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.