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What is Omega 3 Fish Oil?

Fish oil is available in various preparations including liquid and capsules. Fish oil is recommended for a healthy diet because it contains the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors to eicosanoids that reduce inflammation throughout the body.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 33 2
Other 12 1
Cholesterol high 10 0
Improve immune function 4 0
Support another treatment 2 0
Treat my HIV 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Omega 3 Fish Oil. See all 15 dosages

  daily weekly 500 mg weekly 100 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2400 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily
  42 Number of Patients: 42 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omega 3 Fish Oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 50% Other: 50%
Expense
2 33% Expense: 33%
Doctor's advice
1 17% Doctor's advice: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Omega 3 Fish Oil

Currently Taking Omega 3 Fish Oil

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
10
17
14

Stopped Taking Omega 3 Fish Oil

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 20, 2009.