Fish oil (medical use)

Fish oil
Clinical data
Trade namesOmegaven
Other namesFish oil triglycerides
AHFS/Drugs.comProfessional Drug Facts
License data
Pregnancy
category
Dependence
liability		Intravenous
Drug classIntravenous nutritional products
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status

Fish oil, sold under the brand name Omegaven, is a fatty acid emulsion.[2] It is used for total parenteral nutrition (feeding directly into a venous catheter), e.g. in short bowel syndrome.[2] It is rich in omega-3 fatty acids.[2]

Fish oil triglycerides was approved for use in the United States in July 2018,[3] and is available to people on the US market by prescription effective November 2018.[4]

In 2021, it was the 283rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 700,000 prescriptions.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Fat emulsion Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Omegaven- fish oil injection, emulsion". DailyMed. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Drug Approval Package: Omegaven (fish oil triglycerides)". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ Research, Center for Drug Evaluation and. "Investigational New Drug (IND) Application - How to request Omegaven for Expanded Access Use". www.fda.gov. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ^ "The Top 300 of 2021". ClinCalc. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Fish Oil - Drug Usage Statistics". ClinCalc. Retrieved 14 January 2024.