What is vascepa made of?

What ingredients are in Vascepa?

Vascepa is an omega-3 fatty acid medication. It is made from purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which is the active ingredient in the prescription product. Vascepa is not “fish oil” as a mixture of fats; it is an EPA-focused product.

Is Vascepa made from fish or other sources?

Vascepa’s EPA is derived from fish oil (the commercial source of EPA). The product is then purified and formulated into the drug used in capsules.

What exactly is the active ingredient called?

The active ingredient in Vascepa is icosapent ethyl (a purified form of EPA).

Is there anything else in the capsules besides EPA?

The capsules include inactive ingredients (excipients) along with the EPA-based active ingredient, but the key “made of” answer is that the formulation centers on purified EPA (as icosapent ethyl).

Sources

No sources were provided in the prompt. If you want, share the specific Vascepa label link or country (US/EU/etc.), and I can cite the exact ingredient wording from that official prescribing information.