Omacor 28 Caps

• Omacor contains highly purified omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
• Omacor belongs to a group of so-called reducers of cholesterol and triglycerides.
• Usually used together with other medicines for treatment after a heart attack.

• To treat certain forms of increased triglycerides (fats) in the blood after changes to the diet have not worked.

Product Features:

• Food Supplement (Source for omega 3 fatty acids).
• Helps to maintain a healthy heart.
• Mood Stabilizer.
• Brain development and cognitive functions support.
• Immunity support.
• Hair, skin, and nail health support.

Ingredients:

Excipients (non-medicinal ingredients):

• Capsule core: Alpha-tocopherol, as an antioxidant
• Capsule shell: Gelatin, glycerol, purified water, medium-chain triglycerides, lecithin (soya)

• Always take Omacor exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
• Swallow the capsules with a drink of water.
• You may take the capsules at mealtimes to help reduce gastrointestinal side effects.
• Your doctor will decide how long you should take this medicine.
• Dose after a heart attack
• The usual dose is one capsule a day.
• Dose to treat high blood triglyceride levels (high levels of fat in the blood or hypertriglyceridemia)
• The usual dose is 2 capsules a day, as recommended by a doctor.
• If the medicine is not working well enough at this dose, your doctor may increase this to 4 capsules a day.

• Do not take Omacor If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the main ingredient or any of the other ingredients of OMACOR.
• Take special care with Omacor:
• If you are due to have or have had surgery recently.
• If you have had a trauma recently.
• If you have a kidney problem.
• If you have diabetes that is not controlled.
• If you have problems with your liver. Your doctor will monitor any effects Omacor may have on your liver with blood tests.
• If you are allergic to fish.
• If any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this
• medicine.

• If you are using medicine to stop blood clotting in your arteries, such as warfarin you may need extra blood tests and your usual dose of your blood-thinning medicine may have to be changed.
• Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using or have recently used other medicines including medicines obtained without a prescription.

• You should take the capsules at mealtimes. This is to help lower the chances of side effects that affect the area in and around the stomach (the gastro-intestinal area).
• Use in elderly: Use Omacor with care if you are over 70 years.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: You should not take this medicine if you are pregnant or breast-feeding unless your doctor decides it is absolutely necessary.
• OMACOR may contain soya-bean oil. If you are allergic to peanuts or soya, do not use this medicinal product.