Did Pawn Star Rick Harrison Ask His Daddy About the Value of Vascepa Omega-3 Fish Oil?

Cable-TV star Rick Harrison (host of the show Pawn Stars) is now officially a celebrity spokesperson for Amarin's Omega-3 Vascepa brand Rx drug. A few minutes ago, Harrison made the official announcement via his @GoldSilverPawn Twitter account, which has over 155,000 followers: "Excited to share my story of lowering my very high #triglycerides through the new Lower My Trigs campaign: http://bit.ly/1uXxUSP #spon"“If I hadn't checked with my doctor, I would have made the mistake many make, thinking dietary supplement omega-3s are actually over-the-counter drugs,” Harrison says in a video on the site LowerMyTrigs.com, adding that Pawn Stars teaches that “knowing what's valuable and authentic is important to success.” As part of the campaign, Harrison compares checking with his doctor about the value of Omega-3 fish oil products to asking a baseball expert if a bat was used by Mickey Mantle to hit a home run. "Make sure to check the facts," says Harrison.But like many patients Harrison might have asked a relative for health advice. He often asks his dad for advice on Pawn Stars. That crotchety elder Harrison -- with his years of experience -- might have pointed out the "fishiness" of the claims made by Amarin (via Rick the younger) with regard to Vascepa versus off-the-shelf omega-3 fish oil supplements and other prescription fish oil products like Lovaza.Read more »
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