Important Safety Information for LOVAZA® (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)

Tell your doctor if you are allergic to fish or shellfish as LOVAZA may not be right for you. Talk to your doctor about any medical conditions you have and any medications you are taking, especially those that may increase your risk of bleeding. Click to see complete Important Safety Information below

Lower Very High Triglycerides
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Tips for your Prescription Medicine, LOVAZA

Remember to Take LOVAZA

It’s important that you take your prescribed dose of LOVAZA every day. Make sure you follow your doctor’s dosing instructions.

LOVAZA: prescription medicine

Continue taking LOVAZA as prescribed by your doctor, even as you see your triglyceride number dropping. A lower triglyceride level shows you that LOVAZA, along with a low-fat and low-cholesterol diet, may be working. Not taking LOVAZA as prescribed by your doctor or not refilling your prescription may make it more difficult to reach your triglyceride goal. That’s why it is important to stay on your treatment.

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A 90-Day Supply Could Save Time and Money

You may be eligible for a 90-day supply of LOVAZA. Some health plans may offer a reduced co-pay or discount for filling a 90-day supply of your prescription, subject to eligibility and plan restrictions. You may reduce your number of co-pays from three to one by filling a 90-day prescription. Check with your employer’s benefits department or your health plan provider to see if you’re eligible and talk to your doctor to see if 90-day supply is right for you.

How to Take LOVAZA

  • Take LOVAZA exactly as prescribed by your doctor
  • LOVAZA can be taken with or without food
  • Do not change your dose or stop LOVAZA without talking to your doctor
  • The usual dose of LOVAZA is four capsules
    • Take all four capsules at the same time or take two capsules two times a day
  • Do not take more than four capsules a day, as it may increase the chance of side effects
  • If you miss a dose of LOVAZA, take it as soon as you remember
    • However, if you miss one day of LOVAZA, do not double your dose the next time you take it
  • Your doctor should start you on a low-fat and low-cholesterol diet before giving you LOVAZA. Stay on this low-fat, low-cholesterol diet while taking LOVAZA
  • Take LOVAZA capsules whole. Do not break, crush, dissolve, or chew LOVAZA capsules before swallowing. If you cannot swallow LOVAZA capsules whole, tell your doctor. You may need a different medicine
  • Your doctor should do blood tests to check your triglyceride and cholesterol levels during treatment with LOVAZA
  • If you have liver disease, your doctor should do blood tests to check your liver function during treatment with LOVAZA
  • If you take too much LOVAZA or overdose, call your doctor or Poison Control Center right away

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Important Safety Information for LOVAZA® (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)

Tell your doctor if you are allergic to fish or shellfish as LOVAZA may not be right for you.

Talk to your doctor about any medical conditions you have and any medications you are taking, especially those that may increase your risk of bleeding. In some patients, LDL (bad) cholesterol may increase. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before and during treatment with LOVAZA to check your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. If you have liver disease, you may require additional monitoring.

Possible side effects include burping, upset stomach, and change in sense of taste.

How supplied: 1-gram capsule

Indication Statement for LOVAZA® (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)

LOVAZA is used along with a low-fat and low-cholesterol diet to lower very high triglycerides (fats) in your blood. Before taking LOVAZA, talk to your healthcare provider about how you can lower high blood fats by losing weight, if you are overweight, increasing physical exercise, lowering alcohol use, treating diseases such as diabetes and low thyroid (hypothyroidism), and adjusting the dose or changing other medicines that raise triglyceride levels such as certain blood pressure medicines and estrogens. Treatment with LOVAZA has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes.

For more information about LOVAZA, please see the Patient Information or full Prescribing Information.