The English writer James Joyce loved to write convoluted sentences to emphasize a point. Let me try it. What is rx fish oil difference between otc supplements? Ok, how about some more conventional questions like: Why a prescription drug now? Why all the heavy advertising? Is there really a difference between rx fish oil and otc products?
The only rx fish oil drug currently available is called Lovaza. It was actually approved a few years ago but under a different name - Omacor. Now that they have the name figured out, a decision was made to launch a multi-million dollar print and television marketing campaign. You may have seen it - two attractive actors in a laboratory looking like they are thinking deep thoughts. Each of them then extols the virtue of why your doctor should prescribe Lovaza for you.
I think everyone knows that it is not necessary to get a prescription for fish oil nor does it have to be FDA approved. When was the last time you went to a seafood restaurant and asked for the chefs rx prescribed catch of the day? The reason is that fish oil is food, not a drug.
What is the difference between rx fish oil and OTC supplements?
Consumers buy OTC fish oil supplements for the omega 3 fatty acids in them. These are the same fatty acids in the rx brand. Lovaza, of course, does not dispute this. They claim the difference is that their rx version is purer and more highly concentrated than OTC fish oil products. My response is this: it depends on who you are talking about.
The makers of Lovaza did not wake up one morning and discover how to concentrate omega 3s in a contaminant free capsule. The quality OTC companies have been doing this for years. Some of them will even provide lab reports to justify their contents. So why does Lovaza exist, you ask?
The medical community is trained to prescribe drugs. They will write an expensive rx supplement in the hopes of curing a symptom, not the cause. Thousands of research reports and studies have evidently convinced the conventional medical community that the omega 3s in fish oil actually work. But, in their eyes there is a downside - price. We’ll get back to that in a moment.
My OTC supplement is just as pure as the prescription brand and has no chemical additives. It also has the antioxidants in it that quality OTC companies are now adding. What that means is that I can take large doses of it, if needed, without having to worry about ocean toxins or free radical formation.
Back to my James Joyce imitation. What is rx fish oil difference between otc supplements? In a word - money. My over-the counter supplement runs about $18 per month. I think you can see the problem - no profit margin for a drug company. This is why Lovaza costs 10 - I said ten - times as much. This allows them to pay for heavy marketing and allow doctors to use a system they understand. Just keep in mind who pays for this - us.
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