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2. Fenofibrate - Wikipedia

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   Fenofibrate (sold under the brand name Tricor among others), is an oral medication of the fibrate class used to treat abnormal blood lipid levels. [3] It is less commonly used compared to statins because it treats a different type of cholesterol abnormality to statins.

3. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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   As fenofibrate possess the same binding mechanism as warfarin in the blood, this combination should be addressed with caution as fenofibrate may potentiate the anticoagulant effect of warfarin. [33] Furthermore, fibrates are contraindicated in patients with active liver disease, severe renal impairment or pre-existing gallbladder disease , as ...

4. Fenofibrate/pravastatin - Wikipedia

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   Fenofibrate is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist. [2] It activates a type of receptor called the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha , which is involved in breaking down fat from the diet, especially triglycerides. [ 2 ]

5. Fibrate - Wikipedia

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   Most fibrates can cause mild stomach upset and myopathy (muscle pain with CPK elevations). Fibrates decrease the synthesis of bile acid by down-regulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and sterol 27-hydroxylase expression, therefore making it easier for cholesterol to precipitate and increasing the risk for gallstones .

6. Hyperlipidemia - Wikipedia

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   Hyperlipidemia is abnormally high levels of any or all lipids (e.g. fats, triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids) or lipoproteins in the blood. [2] The term hyperlipidemia refers to the laboratory finding itself and is also used as an umbrella term covering any of various acquired or genetic disorders that result in that finding. [3]

7. Country singer Carly Pearce's ‘debilitating chest pain’ led ...

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   Country music star Carly Pearce is sharing a health update after she was diagnosed with a heart condition called pericarditis.. The 34-year-old singer detailed her "intense" symptoms during an ...