Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[richinjun]

Not sure what brand you are taking but here is the breakdown for Norwegian Gold 1000mg EPA

30 pills costs about $40.00 retail. One pill is 1200mg and by lab analysis (IFOS) contains about 1046 actual mgs of EPA. So approximately 87% EPA. Online it can be had for $34.00 per 30 but after you add in shipping you are right back to the full retail price. At $40.00/30 pills we get $1.33 per approx 1gm of EPA

Yesterday I renewed my script for Vascepa. It is an off label script and there is no coverage for me. Vascepa is a 1000mg pill with 96% or greater EPA concentration. So each pill contains 960mg of EPA
Cost with coupon was $35.48/30 pills or $1.18 per approx 1gm EPA

Pretty close. Norwegian Gold is .0012715 per milligram ( $1.33/1046)
Vascepa is .001229 per milligram ( $1.18/960)

Vascepa is alittle cheaper even for out of pocket and is stocked at my local CVS. No wait. Factor in insurance coverage for those covered under the current indication and it is a no brainer. Norwegian Gold flavors their fish oil and I suspect there is a reason for that! lol