Patent ID: 8618168

Claim:
A self-emulsifying composition comprising: (a) 50 to 95% by weight in total of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters; (b) 3 to 40% by weight of a lecithin based on 100% by weight of said component (a); (c) 10 to 50% by weight of an emulsifier having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) of at least 10 based on 100% by weight of said component (a), wherein the emulsifier is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene castor oil, polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester, and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol; and (d) ethanol content is up to 4% or less by weight in relation to the total content.