Medicine pack check sheet

Source-linked reading points

• Check VASCEPA, icosapent ethyl, 0.5 g or 1 g, the actual NDC, bottle count, amber capsule, imprint and target market together. g/mg is the labelled amount in that exact capsule, not a web calculation for capsule count or a conversion/combining rule for fish oil, another omega-3 product or another lipid-related product.
• The displayed label capsules are unscored. Colour, size, oval shape and imprint are supporting checks only; they cannot authenticate a product and are not instructions to self-open, split, reduce use or replace one package with another.
• The current label includes reading items for atrial fibrillation/flutter, bleeding, fish allergy, and use with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. Give every prescription medicine, OTC product, supplement and actual pack to a pharmacist or prescribing team for item-by-item review; this page cannot turn these items into an individual co-use or fish-oil-substitution conclusion.
• With an acute serious concern, breathing difficulty, a marked allergy-like reaction, unusual bleeding or another worrying symptom, prioritise local medical support; do not test the cause by stopping or changing several medicines or supplements at once.