Replies to post #344692 on Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[Gbert]

Yes… I get the pill burden but it is at least a way of securing the branded product and quality assurance.

The 500mg Vascepa caps are much smaller and it’s my understanding that there cannot be substitution for the 1000mg generic if the 500mg is prescribed.

[sts66]

IMO the pill burden is overblown - I take dozens of pills/caps per day, V is a tiny fraction of them - my Dad, who has CVD, takes a bunch of stuff every day too. But you do point out the problem with this idea - you'd have to get docs to write scrips for the 500 mg dose and not 1 g - how do you make them do that when you are struggling to get them to prescribe V in the first place? You're essentially asking them to take an economic interest in AMRN.