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omega-3-acid ethyl esters/alpha-tocopherol (Omacor®)

 

Status: Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment

Excluded from appraisal by AWMSG as meets exclusion criteria 1. See AWMSG criteria for appraising a medicine (PDF, 430Kb) for information.

Medicine details

Medicine name omega-3-acid ethyl esters/alpha-tocopherol (Omacor®)
Formulation 1000 mg capsule
Reference number 230
Indication

Adjuvant treatment in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction, in addition to other standard therapy and treatment of endogenous hypertriglyceridaemia as a supplement to diet when dietary measures alone are insufficient to produce an adequate 

Company Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd
BNF chapter Cardiovascular system
Assessment type N/A
Status Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment
Date of issue 12/03/2003
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