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
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It's important to talk to your doctor about your triglyceride level and information about very high triglycerides. But if you're like many people, it can be hard to know where to start. Be prepared to talk to your doctor. You can make the most of your doctor appointment if you:
- Learn about very high triglycerides and LOVAZA before you go to your next doctor appointment or trip to the pharmacy
- Learn about very high triglyceride risk factors
- Get answers to frequently asked questions about very high triglyceride treatment
- Click here to see a list of questions about very high triglycerides and treatment information to print and review with your doctor.
Make an appointment with your doctor to talk about your triglyceride level. Your doctor can measure your triglyceride level with a blood test. This blood test is part of a lipid profile that also checks your cholesterol levels. Take your triglyceride number seriously. It is important to know if you have very high triglyceride levels. If you are diagnosed with very high triglycerides, ask your doctor about LOVAZA and if it might be right for you.
About LOVAZA, a Very High Triglyceride Treatment
LOVAZA is used in adults 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)
- 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.
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.
