Lizzy; yes, tragic for sure, just proves my point about Insurance Companies (my #3 on the hit list). They could care less about peoples health in general.
Inactive ingredients in Brand Vascepa: per the attached bottle label;
tocopherol - They are fat-soluble alcohols with antioxidant properties, important in the stabilization of cell membranes.
gelatin - a virtually colorless and tasteless water-soluble protein prepared from collagen and used in food preparation as the basis of jellies, in photographic processes, and in glue.
glycerin - a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
malititol - a sugar alcohol, Sugar alcohols are found naturally in some fruits and vegetables. They're also considered carbohydrates.
sorbitol - a sugar, a sweet-tasting crystalline compound found in some fruit.
They don't list the % of each. Dang everything has sugar