In pharmacology, the fibrates are a class of amphipathic carboxylic acids and esters. They are derivatives of fibric acid (phenoxyisobutyric acid). They...

under the brand names Tricor, Fenobrat etc.), is an oral medication of the fibrate class used to treat abnormal blood lipid levels. It is less commonly used...

[citation needed] Treatment include diet control, fibrates and niacins. Statins are not better than fibrates when lowering triglyceride levels.[citation needed]...

Bezafibrate (marketed as Bezalip and various other brand names) is a fibrate drug used as a lipid-lowering agent to treat hyperlipidaemia. It helps to...

are not corrected with the aforementioned lifestyle modifications, with fibrates being recommended first. Omega-3-carboxylic acids is another prescription...

these four types of classifications form a hierarchy. For example, the fibrates are a chemical class of drugs (amphipathic carboxylic acids) that share...

Ciprofibrate is a fibrate that was developed as a lipid-lowering agent. It was patented in 1972 and approved for medical use in 1985. Fischer J, Ganellin...

would increase the risk of pancreatitis is treated with a drug from the fibrate class. Niacin and omega-3 fatty acids as well as drugs from the statin...

13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid, a linoleic acid metabolite. Synthetic ligands include the fibrate drugs, which are used to treat hyperlipidemia, and a diverse set of insecticides...

saturated, after which VLDL levels elevate. Both conditions are treated with fibrate drugs, which act on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs)...

in pregnancy and breastfeeding is of unclear safety. It belongs to the fibrates group of medications and works by decreasing the breakdown of lipids in...

wood pulp from a supplier in Mumbai, and the machines would grind, de-fibrate, press and sterilize the pads under ultraviolet light before packaging...

Aluminium clofibrate (or alfibrate) is a fibrate. Clofibrate v t e...

simvastatin) have been evaluated in clinical trials in combination with fibrates to manage dyslipidemia in patients who also have type 2 diabetes, and a...

increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis. The most important ones are: Statins and fibrates, both used for elevated cholesterol, especially in combination; cerivastatin...

could trigger dendritic activation.PPARα (alpha) is the main target of fibrate drugs, a class of amphipathic carboxylic acids (clofibrate, gemfibrozil...

they improved cardiovascular outcomes. The cholesterol lowering effect of fibrates is due to their ability to activate a nuclear receptor called peroxisome...

cholesterol and triacylglyceride level in the blood. It belongs to the class of fibrates. It increases lipoprotein lipase activity to promote the conversion of...

greater risk of cardiovascular disease over the next ten years. Niacin, fibrates and CETP Inhibitors, while they may increase HDL cholesterol do not affect...

Viral Compression injury leading to crush syndrome Drug-related Commonly fibrates and statins Occasionally ACE inhibitors, cocaine, and some retro-viral...

lowered cholesterol levels. Other, more recently developed and tested fibrates, e.g. fenofibric acid have had a better track record and are primarily...

observed with high-intensity statin therapy. They have less effect than the fibrates or niacin in reducing triglycerides and raising HDL-cholesterol ("good...

and finely branched marine alga in the Rhodophyta. The branches of P. fibrate are numerous and much interwoven forming tufts up to 20 cm long. They are...

against sun damage. A 2005 review found tentative evidence that statin and fibrate medication may decrease the risk of melanoma. A 2006 review however did...

often followed by one of various hypolipidemic agents, such as statins, fibrates, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, monoclonal antibody therapy (PCSK9...

Clinofibrate (INN) (trade name Lipoclin) is a fibrate and a derivative of Bisphenol Z. Takeuchi N, Kukita H, Kajiyama G, Fujiyama M, Ishikawa K, Miki...

statin drugs are more increased after age 85. Fibrates are indicated for hypertriglyceridemia. Fibrates typically lower triglycerides by 20% to 50%. Level...

sequestrants (cholestyramine or colestipol), nicotinic acid preparations or fibrates. Control of other risk factors for cardiovascular disease is required,...

dyslipidemia, which may present a risk for coronary artery disease. Statins and fibrates are generally used as lipid lowering therapy to treat patients with cholestatic...

cardiovascular risk of high density lipoprotein targeted drug treatments niacin, fibrates, and CETP inhibitors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials including...