Omega-3-acid Ethyl Esters
Scheme
USAN
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0086227-47-6
Therapeutic Category
Antilipemic agent: Concomitant therapy
Chemical Name
Ethyl esters of alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3), moroctic acid (C18:4 n-3), C20:4 n-3, timnodonic (eicosapentaenoic) acid (C20:5 n-3; EPA), C21:5 n-3, clupanodonic acid (C22:5 n-3) and cervonic (docosahexaenoic) acid (C22:6 n-3; DHA) (Ph. Eur.)
Foreign Names
- Omega-3 acidorum esteri ethylici (Latin)
- Omega-3-Säurenethylester (German)
- Oméga-3 (esters éthyliques d'acides) (French)
Generic Names
- Omega-3-acid Ethyl Esters (OS: USAN)
- K 85 (IS)
- Oméga-3 (esters éthyliques d'acides) (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3 acidorum esteri ethylici 60 (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3 acidorum esteri ethylici 90 (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters 60 (PH: BP 2011)
- Omega-3-acid ethyl esters 60 (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3-acid ethyl esters 90 (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Omega-3-acid Ethyl Esters 90 (PH: BP 2011)
- Omega-3-Säurenethylester (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
Brand Names
- Equiplen
Unimed, Peru - Evoprim
Dalim, South Korea - Liporex
Incobra, Colombia - Lovaza
GlaxoSmithKline, United States - Marincap
Koçak, Turkey - Maxepa
Seven Seas, United Kingdom; Seven Seas, Ireland - Max-Marine Omega-3
Alegia, Peru - Omacor
Abbott, Belgium; Abbott, United Kingdom; CPH, Portugal; Ferrer, Costa Rica; Ferrer, Dominican Republic; Ferrer, Guatemala; Ferrer, Honduras; Ferrer, Nicaragua; Ferrer, Panama; Ferrer, El Salvador; Ferrer Farma, Spain; Kuhnil, South Korea; Pierre Fabre, France; Pronova, Austria; Pronova, Estonia; Pronova, Lithuania; Pronova, Malta; Pronova, Netherlands; Pronova, Norway; Pronova, Poland; Pronova, Slovenia; Pronova BioPharma Norge AS, Latvia; Solvay, Bulgaria; Solvay, Germany; Solvay, Croatia (Hrvatska); Solvay, Ireland; Solvay, Israel; Solvay, Oman; Solvay, Russian Federation; Solvay, Thailand - Omega 3 Colmed (pediatric)
Colmed, Colombia - Omega Max Lafrancol
Lafrancol, Colombia - Omegaven
Fresenius, Turkey - Omg 3
Drug International, Bangladesh - Provas (Omega-3-acid Ethyl Esters and Tocopherol, α-)
Protherapix®, Malaysia - Reti-Nat (Omega-3-acid Ethyl Esters and Tocopherol, α-)
Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey - Zodin
Trommsdorff, Germany
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Ph. Eur. | European Pharmacopoeia |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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