-
Gemfibrozil, sold
under the
brand name
Lopid among others, is a
medication used to
treat abnormal blood lipid levels. It is
generally less
preferred than...
-
kidney failure.
Risks were
higher in
patients using fibrates,
mainly gemfibrozil (Lopid), and in
patients using the
highest (0.8 mg/day) dose of cerivastatin...
- that the
combined use of
statins and the
fibrate drug
class (such as
gemfibrozil, fenofibrate) may
increase the risk of
myopathy and rhabdomyolysis, there...
- of hypercholesterolemia, but the
combination of some
fibrates (e.g.,
gemfibrozil) with
statins is
contraindicated due to an
increased risk of rhabdomyolysis...
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Additional medications for high
cholesterol such as clofibrate, fenofibrate,
gemfibrozil, and
niacin (when
taken in lipid-modifying
doses of 1 g/day and above)...
- ketoacidosis, with or
without coma Type 1
diabetes Co-administration with
gemfibrozil Known hy****nsitivity to drug or
inactive ingredients Common adverse...
-
Additional cholesterol-lowering
medications such as:
fenofibrate (Tricor),
gemfibrozil (Lopid),
cholestyramine (Questran,
Questran Light, Cholybar), and niacin...
- pravastatin, or simvastatin) were
combined with a
fibrate (fenofibrate or
gemfibrozil) treatment.
Cerivastatin was
withdrawn by its
manufacturer in 2001. Some...
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elderly patients, but
Gevilon (containing a
different active substance -
gemfibrozil) is now
mainly used for the
treatment of hyperlipoproteinaemia. It is...
- absorption. Such
substances include:
thiazide diuretics,
furosemide gemfibrozil benzylpenicillin,
tetracycline digoxin lipid-soluble
vitamins (A, D,...
