fenofibrate

English

Etymology

From pheno- +‎ -fibrate (“clofibrate derivative”).

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Noun

fenofibrate (countable and uncountable, plural fenofibrates)

  1. (pharmacology) A lipid-regulating drug C20H21ClO4 that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.

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