What is Gemfibrozil?

What is Gemfibrozil used for?

   Full information about Gemfibrozil indications,
   contraindications, prescription, and side effects.



Main information about Gemfibrozil

Gemfibrozil

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Gemfibrozil Indication.

For treatment of adult patients with very high elevations of serum triglyceride levels (types IV and V hyperlipidemia) who are at risk of developing pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and who do not respond adequately to a strict diet.

Gemfibrozil Contraindications.

- Combination therapy of Gemfibrozil with cerivastatin due to the increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.
- Hepatic or severe renal dysfunction, including primary biliary cirrhosis.
- Hypersensitivity to gemfibrozil.
- Preexisting gallbladder disease.

Gemfibrozil Prescription.

Gemfibrozil is prescribed with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides (other fatty substances) in the blood in certain people with very high triglycerides who are at risk of pancreatic disease (conditions affecting the pancreas, a gland that produces fluid to break down food and hormones to control blood sugar). Gemfibrozil is also used in people with a combination of low high-density lipoprotein (HDL; ''good cholesterol'') levels and high low-density lipoprotein (LDL; ''bad cholesterol'') and triglyceride levels. Gemfibrozil is in a class of lipid-regulating prescriptions called fibrates. It works be reducing the production of triglycerides in the liver.

Buildup of cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow and, therefore, the oxygen supply to your heart, brain, and other parts of your body. Lowering your blood level of cholesterol and fats may help to decrease your chances of getting heart disease, angina (chest pain), strokes, and heart attacks. In addition to taking a cholesterol-lowering prescription, making certain changes in your daily habits can also lower your cholesterol blood levels. You should eat a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol (see SPECIAL DIETARY), exercise 30 minutes on most, if not all days, and lose weight if you are overweight.

A lipid-regulating agent that lowers elevated serum lipids primarily by decreasing serum triglycerides with a variable reduction in total cholesterol. These decreases occur primarily in the VLDL fraction and less frequently in the LDL fraction. Gemfibrozil increases HDL subfractions HDL2 and HDL3 as well as apolipoproteins A-I and A-II. Its mechanism of action has not been definitely established.

How should Gemfibrozil be used?

Gemfibrozil comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken twice a day, 30 minutes before the morning and evening meals. Take gemfibrozil at around the same times every day.

Gemfibrozil controls high cholesterol and triglycerides but does not cure them.

Gemfibrozil, a fibric acid antilipemic agent similar to clofibrate, is used to treat hyperlipoproteinemia and as a second-line therapy for type IIb hypercholesterolemia. It acts to reduce triglyceride levels, reduce VLDL levels, reduce LDL levels (moderately), and increase HDL levels (moderately).

Gemfibrozil side effects.

- blurred vision;
- diarrhea;
- heartburn;
- joint and muscle pain;
- muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness;
- nausea;
- stomach cramps;
- stomach pain;
- vomiting;

 
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