Fibric Acid Derivatives
Alona Crowder, PharmD, Simeon Margolis, M.D.
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia: To reduce LDL, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.
- Of note, this class of medications has not shown a reduction in coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in large, randomized controlled trials of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.[1][2]
- Hypertriglyceridemia: Adjunct to diet treatment and improved glycemic control in patients with diabetes.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Prevention of acute pancreatitis secondary to severe hypertriglyceridemia
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