Replies to post #164187 on Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[BaaBaa45]

ok thanks, very helpful. So patient by patient....and by the sounds of its doctor by doctor.

Which is where the marketing kicks in.

[jessellivermore]

dockside...

People take fish oil..Whose fault is that? Are you or are you not their PCP...You should be calling the shots..Fish oil has no proven benefit V has big time proven benefit,

,Do your job.,

":>) JL

[BioChica]

I would start with an EPA/AA ratio test, as you know if this is way off. The 500mg worth of fish oil they are taking is in effective.

AA/EPA RATIO PLASMA
Test Code

17864
CPT Code(s)

82491
Preferred Specimen(s)

3 ML PLASMA COLLECTED IN EDTA (LAVENDER-TOP) TUBE.

INSTRUCTIONS:
PATIENT MUST BE FASTING FOR 8 TO 12 HOURS FOR THIS TEST.
PATIENT MAY HAVE WATER. IT IS NOT NECESSAY TO DISCONTINUE
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS OR ORAL HORMONES PRIOR TO THIS TEST.
ABNORMALITIES THAT MAY BE FOUND WILL REVEAL SPECIAL
NEEDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MET BY RECENT DIETARY AND
SUPPLEMENTAL INTAKE.
Transport Container

PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL
Transport Temperature

FROZEN
Specimen Stability

ROOM TEMPERATURE: NOT STABLE
REFRIGERATED: NOT STABLE
FROZEN: 6 MONTHS
Reject Criteria

THAWED SPECIMENS
Methodology

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC/MS)
Performing Laboratory

GENOVA DIAGNOSTICS (METAMETRIX)
3425 CORPORATE WAY
DULUTH GA 30096-2579
Setup Days

MONDAY-THRUSDAY ONLY
Clinical Significance

THIS UNIQUE TEST MEASURES THE RATIO OF ARACHIDONIC ACID
(AA) TO EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID (EPA) IN PLASMA OR SERUM.
THIS RATIO OF THE PRINCIPLE OMEGA-3 AND OMEGA-6 FATTY
ACIDS IS A MEASURE OF THE BODY'S EICOSANOID BALANCE.
BALANCING THE EICOSANOIDS IN THE BODY IS AN EXCELLENT
WAY FOR MANAGING HEART DISEASE AND OTHER CHRONIC AND
INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES.

People take otc fish oil. It will take education to change this.