Fenofibrate is an oral medication used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood when, after a diet, the values remain high and there are risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure.
Fenofibrate can be purchased in pharmacies in the form of capsules 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-medication measures such as physical activity, for example, did not work.
Fenofibrate price
The price of fenofibrate ranges from 25 to 80 reais.
How to use Fenofibrate
The mode of use of Fenofibrate consists of the ingestion of 1 capsule daily, at lunch or dinner.
In patients with renal impairment, the dose of Fenofibrate may need to be decreased.
Side Effects of Fenofibrate
The main side effects of Fenofibrate include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, headache, formation of clots that can block a blood vessel, pancreatitis, gallstones, redness and itching of the skin, muscle spasms and sexual impotence.
Contraindications of Fenofibrate
Fenofibrate is contraindicated in children and adolescents under 18 years of age in patients with hypersensitivity to formula components, hepatic insufficiency, acute pancreatitis, chronic kidney disease, gallbladder disease or who have already had a reaction to sunlight 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 during pregnancy, breastfeeding or in patients with intolerance to any type of sugar without medical advice.
