Drug details

Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)

type of Nutritionals, Other, Lipid-Lowering Agents, Other

Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters) is a combination of fatty acids used together with diet and exercise to help lower triglyceride levels in the blood. Lovaza is made of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in oil from fish, vegetables, and other plant sources. These fatty acids are not made by the body and must be consumed in the diet.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• upset stomach,
• back pain,
• unusual or unpleasant taste in your mouth.
• skin rash, and
• burping,

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• Amaryl Tablets (glimepiride)
• Caduet (amlodipine besylate, atorvastatin calcium)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Cardizem CD (diltiazem hcl)
• Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate)
• Welchol (colesevelam hcl)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Integrilin (eptifibatide)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Micronase (glyburide)
• Glynase PresTab (micronized glyburide tablets)
• Humulin N (insulin (human recombinant))
• Humulin R (insulin (human recombinant))
• Imdur Tablets (isosorbide mononitrate)
• Monoket (isosorbide mononitrate, usp)
• Victoza (liraglutide [rdna] injection)
• Livalo (pitavastatin)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Zocor (simvastatin)