Most people taking fish oil supplements are getting only a fraction of the recommended dose because they do what is shown on the bottles label. If you are taking a food grade quality fish oil capsules you want to take between 5-10 softgels of fish oil daily to get the recommended amount. br br Pharmaceutical grade fish oil capsules such as those from Doctor's Holistic Rx contain a greater percentage of omega 3 fats. You need to take just two capsules of pharmaceutical grade fish oil daily to get the recommended amount of omega 3 fats.