Is Tricor A Statin
Study: Diabetics' cholesterol troubles need combination of drugs
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
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By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...fibrate class of prescription drugs (fenofibrate, or Tricor®, and gemfibrozil, or Lopid®)... Read more »
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Was Torcetrapib’s Crash and Burn Fatal for this Class of Drug?
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Health Guide
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...PAD. [For more information on these cholesterol-lowering drugs, see In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins. Statins are the most effective drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol. Statins... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...intensive statin therapy produces greater reductions in LDL and CRP levels, and that the more that statins can lower LDL, the more effective they are in reducing the progression of... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...LDL levels; the American Diabetes Association recommends LDL levels below 70 mg/dL for these patients.Statins are the best cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor),... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...LDL levels; the American Diabetes Association recommends LDL levels below 70 mg/dL for these patients.Statins are the best cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor),... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Risk Factors
...increasing the amount of cholesterol secreted into the bile. They include gemfibrozil (Lopid), fenofibrate (Tricor), and bezafibrate (Bezalip). (Other cholesterol-lowering agents do not have this... Read more »
Medications
...muscle injury (myopathy) infrequently could occur: "statins" (e.g., lovastatin, pravastatin) ... Read more »
Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control levels of blood fats. It can help... Read more »
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