The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1030
July 3, 1998
Fenofibrate for Hypertriglyceridemia
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Fenofibrate for Hypertriglyceridemia
July 3, 1998 (Issue: 1030)
Micronized fenofibrate (Tricor - Abbott), a fibric acid derivative structurally similar to clofibrate (Atromid-S, and others) and gemfibrozil (Lopid, and others), has been approved by the FDA for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. Increased serum...more
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