Fibric acid derivatives

What are Fibric acid derivatives?

Fibric acid derivatives or fibrates are regarded as broad-spectrum lipid lowering drugs. Their main action is to decrease triglyceride levels but they also tend to reduce low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and help to raise high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Fibrates appear to activate a protein called peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-alpha). PPAR-alpha activates the enzyme lipoprotein lipase and ultimately results in decreased formation of very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (which is converted into LDL cholesterol) and triglycerides and an increase in HDL cholesterol.

List drug with Fibric acid derivatives

Drug Name
Antara
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Clofibrate
Generic name: Clofibrate
Fenofibrate
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Fenofibric acid
Generic name: Fenofibric Acid
Fenoglide
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Fibricor
Generic name: Fenofibric Acid
Gemfibrozil
Generic name: Gemfibrozil
Lipofen
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Lofibra
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Lopid
Generic name: Gemfibrozil
Tricor
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Triglide
Generic name: Fenofibrate
Trilipix
Generic name: Fenofibric Acid

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