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Question:
What is “pharmaceutical grade” fish oil?
Answer:
Since the introduction of truly pharmaceutical grade fish oils, it seems that every fish oil manufacture has now adopted the term. You can no longer be guaranteed a fish oil product is pharmaceutical grade just because it says so on the label. Since there is no official criteria for the term, companies can make the claim without fear of repercussion. Since I am one of the experts who have coined the term, let me explain what I consider to be pharmaceutical grade fish oil. I feel that in order to represent itself as pharmaceutical grade a fish oil product must possess the following characteristics:
- It must be manufactured in a certified GMP facility approved for pharmaceutical products.
- It must be manufactured according to pharmaceutical standards that include quality control steps to insure the product is free from lipid peroxides, heavy metals, environmental contaminants, and other harmful compounds.
- It must provide at least a 60% concentration of the most active long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA).
- The ratio of omega-3 fatty acids to arachidonic acid must be greater than 50:1
- It must contain the optimal amount of natural vitamin E as a preservative.
The bottom line is that the product that I recommend, RxOmega-3 Factors from Natural Factors, is one of the few fish oil products that truly is a pharmaceutical grade product. Each capsule provides 400 mg of EPA and 200 mg of DHA.
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