VASCEPA

This brand name is authorized in Canada, United States

Active ingredients

The drug VASCEPA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Eicosapentaenoic acid
UNII 6GC8A4PAYH - ICOSAPENT ETHYL

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid. Eicosapentaenoic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3 (which inhibits platelet aggregation), thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids. Eicosapentaenoic acid is both a precursor and the hydrolytic breakdown product of eicosapentaenoyl ethanolamide (EPEA: C22H35NO2; 20:5,n-3).

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
VASCEPA Capsule FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/PLR

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
C10AX Other lipid modifying agents C Cardiovascular system → C10 Lipid modifying agents → C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02495244
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 52937-001, 52937-003, 52937-101, 63629-8247

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