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Fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil Brand names: Smoflipid

Fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil (Smoflipid) is a prescription medicine. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.

  • No generic listed

Check it at the source: the fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil FDA label on DailyMed (effective August 15, 2025); every fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil label on DailyMed.

Highlights of the record

FDA label of August 15, 2025; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026

Used for

From the label: indications and usage

SMOFlipid is indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including term and preterm neonates, as a source of calories and essential fatty acids for parenteral nutrition (PN) when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated.

Forms and strengths

  • 6 g/100ml / 6 g/100ml / 5 g/100ml / 3 g/100ml

Injection (emulsion).

On the market

Generic approvals
No generic approved
Labelers listed (NDC)
1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included

Supply and safety

Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
Not in the survey
Shortage (FDA)
No current entry
Recalls by its makers (FDA)
No recall recorded
FAERS reports
844 through July 30, 2026

What is fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil used for?

From the label: indications and usage

SMOFlipid is indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including term and preterm neonates, as a source of calories and essential fatty acids for parenteral nutrition (PN) when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated. SMOFlipid is indicated in adult and pediatric patients, including term and preterm neonates, as a source of calories and essential fatty acids for parenteral nutrition when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated.

FDA pharmacologic class: Lipid Emulsion.

Source: FDA drug label (Smoflipid), Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, effective August 15, 2025 (SPL set e0e9d917-ff6f-488e-a6a8-0ad59dd17d80), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

Is there a generic for fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil (Smoflipid)?

No generic fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).

Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)

What does the fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil label say about other medicines?

The fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil label names 2 other medicines in its interaction, contraindication or warning sections. The sentences are the labels' own; a label lists what its studies and reports found, not every interaction.

Medicine namedSectionWhat the label says
Thiaminewarnings and precautionsThiamine deficiency and fluid retention may also develop.
Warfarindrug interactionsDRUG INTERACTIONS Soybean and olive oils in SMOFlipid contain vitamin K 1 which may counteract the anticoagulant activity of vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin.

Check fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil against other medicines

Source: FDA drug label (Smoflipid), Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, effective August 15, 2025 (SPL set e0e9d917-ff6f-488e-a6a8-0ad59dd17d80), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What do FAERS reports show for fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil?

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 844 reports that list fish oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil and soybean oil among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 101 are coded as a death and 338 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.

Reports received each year

The most reported reactions

  • Pyrexia (named in the label)57
  • Off Label Use (a use or a product term, not a reaction)51
  • Vomiting (named in the label)48
  • Nausea (named in the label)47
  • Malaise (named in the label)39
  • Dyspnoea (named in the label)37
  • Death (an outcome recorded in the report)36
  • Intentional Product Use Issue (a use or a product term, not a reaction)34

Side effects: the label's list and every FAERS reaction

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026

What next?

Other lipid emulsions
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