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FPGEE Foreign Pharmacy

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A patient on warfarin comes into your pharmacy asking about fish oils. What can you tell the patient about the use of fish oils?
  1. Fish oils contain a high amount of omega-9 fatty acids and the patient should take 4-5 grams of fish oil every day.
  2. Fish oils contain a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids and the patient should take 4-5 grams of fish oil every day.
  3. Fish oils contain a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids and the patient should be cautious and take no more than 2-3 grams of fish oil a day due to the diabetes and anti-coagulant therapy.
  4. Fish oils contain a high amount of omega-6 fatty acids and the patient should not take any fish oil at all-the best thing to do is eat fresh fish.
Explanation
Answer: C − Fish oils contain a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids. Patients on anticoagulant therapy need to be cautious about taking more than 3 grams a day.
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