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Omacor
BY: Olive TseDec 20, 2021

Omacor
(Omega-3-acid ethyl esters) Ferrer
(Distributor: Lee’s Pharm)

 

Composition:

• Available in 1000 mg soft-gelatin capsule of 90% omega-3-acid ethyl esters which contains 460 mg eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) ethyl ester and 380 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ethyl ester

 

Indication:

• As a supplement to diet for the treatment of endogenous hypertriglyceridaemia when dietary measures alone are insufficient to produce an adequate response (type IV in monotherapy and type IIb/III in combination with statins, when control of triglycerides is insufficient)

 

Drug information including formulation, indication, administration and/or presentation updated, registered or launched in Hong Kong within one year prior to the date written is regarded as new in The Pace.

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