Safety Considerations with Fibrate Therapy

Fibrates are an important class of drugs for the management of dyslipidemia. This class of drugs is generally well tolerated but is infrequently associated with several safety issues. Fibrates, most likely by an effect mediated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor–α, may reversibly increase...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2007-03, Vol.99 (6), p.S3-S18
Hauptverfasser: Davidson, Michael H., MD, Armani, Annemarie, MD, McKenney, James M., PharmD, Jacobson, Terry A., MD
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Zusammenfassung:Fibrates are an important class of drugs for the management of dyslipidemia. This class of drugs is generally well tolerated but is infrequently associated with several safety issues. Fibrates, most likely by an effect mediated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor–α, may reversibly increase creatinine and homocysteine but are not associated with an increased risk for renal failure in clinical trials. Fibrates are associated with a slightly increased risk (
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.016