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Indication, Usage and Important Safety Information: LOVAZA™ (omega-3-acid ethyl esters) is used along with diet to lower very high triglycerides (greater than or equal to 500 mg/dL) in adults. Talk to your healthcare provider to find out if prescription LOVAZA is right for you. Before you take LOVAZA you should take these steps to control your very high triglyceride levels: modify your diet, lose weight if you are overweight, increase exercise and reduce alcohol use. Your health-care provider can help by treating diseases such as diabetes and low thyroid hormone levels (hypothyroidism); and by adjusting other medications that may raise triglyceride levels such as certain blood pressure medications and estrogen therapy. Treatment with LOVAZA has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. LOVAZA is generally well tolerated with a low occurrence of side effects. Burping, infection, flu-like symptoms, upset stomach, a change in your sense of taste, back pain and skin rash are LOVAZA’s most common side effects, but there are others. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a complete list. Talk to your doctor immediately if you think you are experiencing any side effects. Do not take LOVAZA if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you have: diabetes, a thyroid problem called hypothyroidism, a liver or pancreas problem, are allergic to fish, are pregnant, are planning to become pregnant, or are breast feeding. Tell your doctor about all of the prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements you take. Especially tell your doctor if you take anticoagulants or blood thinners to reduce clotting. These include aspirin, warfarin, Coumadin® (warfarin sodium)1 and Plavix® (clopidogrel).2 Your doctor should check your triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and monitor your liver function during treatment with LOVAZA. Store LOVAZA at room temperature, 59° to 86° F (15° to 30° C). Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. Keep LOVAZA out of the reach of children. 1Coumadin® is a registered trademark of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Please see complete Prescribing Information for Lovaza. |
No other omega-3 product is like LOVAZA™.Every other omega-3 product is a dietary supplement, which means it is not FDA approved for the treatment of any specific disease or medical condition, like very high triglycerides (≥500 mg/dL). LOVAZA is the first and only prescription omega-3 medication that, along with diet, has been clinically proven to dramatically reduce very high triglycerides (TGs) (≥500 mg/dL) in adult patients. By prescribing LOVAZA, your doctor is giving you the only highly concentrated and purified prescription omega-3 medication. LOVAZA has a unique blend of EPA and DHA - the naturally derived, active medicinal components found in omega-3s. The EPA and DHA is what makes LOVAZA so effective in lowering very high triglycerides (≥500 mg/dL) in adults. 
LOVAZA is naturally derived. LOVAZA uses a 5-step refinement process that helps to eliminate worries about cholesterol, saturated and oxidized fatty acids as well as worries about environmental toxins (that can be present in fish oil), such as mercury and PCBs. 
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