ArticleJournal of pharmacy practice2020
Knowledge, Perceptions, and Patterns of Fish Oil Use in Cardiac Patients.
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- Fish oil supplements in patients with chronic kidney disease.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Factors Affecting the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Vitamin D Supplement Use among Adults: a Multi-Arab Countries Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- Knowledge and Consumption Patterns of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Among the Central Balkan Population-A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Regulatory Compliance of Health Claims on Omega-3 Fatty Acid Food Supplements.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fish oil users of Greece: Predictors, knowledge and habits regarding dietary supplement use.AIMS public health · 2023Article
- Controversies in the Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Prevent Atherosclerosis.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2022Review
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review for Pharmacists.Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics · 2021Review
- Dietary Supplements-For Whom? The Current State of Knowledge about the Health Effects of Selected Supplement Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Erythrocyte Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acids Are Positively Associated with Lean Mass and Grip Strength in Women with Recent Diagnoses of Breast Cancer.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Critical Differences Between Dietary Supplement and Prescription Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Narrative Review.Advances in therapy · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundFish oils are the most widely used nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplements in the United States. They are not over-the-counter medications and are neither approved nor indicated for treating disease. Patient knowledge and patterns of fish oil use are not well defined.
objectiveTo determine cardiac patients' knowledge and patterns of fish oil use.
methodsOne thousand consecutive patients admitted to an in-patient cardiology service (2015-2017) taking fish oil dietary supplements or prescription omega-3 fatty acids were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire concerning product knowledge and use.
resultsA total of 711 (71%) patients completed the questionnaire. Primary reasons for use included general health (34%), heart health (28%), arthritis (9%), and lipid disorders (8%). Few patients (14%) were advised to take fish oil products by a health-care provider. Only 2.5% were taking prescription omega-3 fatty acids. Only 26% knew the active ingredient in their fish oil product. Supplements were purchased through a nonpharmacy retail seller by 81% of respondents.
conclusionsMost cardiac patients consuming fish oil dietary supplements do so without medical supervision and without knowledge of the active ingredients. As most patients obtain supplements outside of a pharmacy, opportunities to monitor and educate patients remain a major challenge.
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