Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

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I have invested in Amarin since 2013 and I have been taking V since 2015. My wife has been taking V off label for about a year. Today she went to Wal-Mart (Menomonie, WI) to refill her prescription and had quite the ordeal! It all started when she asked to refill her prescription. The male pharmacist was worried that it was too expensive. She reassured him that she could afford it and wanted the 30-day supply. When she went to pick it up, things really got out of hand. The pharm-tech told her that it was too expensive and that she shouldn't buy it. They had over-the counter fish oil that was just as good. My wife said, "No, you don't. OTC fish oil is full of fillers and hasn't been proven in studies." The tech's reply was, "But we have lemon flavor!" Then the pharmacist came over. The pharmacist tried to talk my wife into getting the OTC fish oil as V was too expensive. My wife again said that we can afford it. The pharmacist proceeded to tell my wife that Wal-Mart had generic V. My wife said, "I know that you don't and can't. I think Amarin has a patent on this for another ten years." The pharmacist insisted that they did and that it was just as good. The OTC was just as good, also, and much less expensive. My wife asked, "Do you know anything at all about Vascepa? It has been proven to reduce heart attacks and strokes by almost 30%. Have you read the Reduce-Trial results?" The pharmacist said that fish oil works just as well. My wife said, "Fish oil has never been proven to have any benefits! Besides, who knows what you are getting in fish oil? Vascepa is pure EPA, no fillers or other types of additives." The pharmacist basically gave up arguing with my wife and sold her the Vascepa. However, as my wife was walking away, the pharmacist said, "Well, I'm glad you *think* this stuff works for you." My wife said that she was glad I wasn't in the store with her when all this went down because she knew that I would have caused a scene.