Fenofibrate

Fenofibrate is an oral medicine used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood when, after diet, the values ​​remain high and there are risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, for example.

Fenofibrate can be purchased in pharmacies in capsule form, under the trade name Lipidil or Lipanon.

Indications of Fenofibrate

Fenofibrate is indicated for the treatment of high cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, when diet and other non-drug measures such as physical activity, for example, have not worked.

Fenofibrate Price

The price of fenofibrate varies between 25 and 80 reais.

How to use Fenofibrate

How to use Fenofibrate consists of taking 1 capsule daily, at lunch or dinner.

In patients with renal impairment, the dose of Fenofibrate may have to be decreased.

Side Effects of Fenofibrate

The main side effects of Fenofibrate include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, headache, clots that can obstruct a blood vessel, pancreatitis, gallstones, redness and itchy skin, muscle spasms and sexual impotence.

Contraindications for Fenofibrate

Fenofibrate is contraindicated in children and adolescents under 18 years of age, in patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the formula, liver failure, acute pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease, gallbladder disease or who have already reacted to the sun or artificial light during treatment with fibrates or ketoprofen. In addition, Fenofibrate is contraindicated in patients with galactose intolerance, lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption.

This medicine should not be used in pregnancy, breastfeeding or in patients with intolerance to some type of sugar without medical advice.