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Fenofibrate - Dosage - Side Effects - Drug Interactions - Warnings

Fenofibrate (Tricor, Triglide, Lofibra) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Fenofibrate, brand name drugs include Tricor, Triglide, and Lofibra, is a lipid-lowering drug used in treating hyperlipidemia that may also help uric acid levels. Fenofibrate is not a specific gout drug but may exert beneficial uricosuric effects.
Patient Education: Tricor, Triglide / Fenofibrate Tablets
Patient education for (Tricor, Triglide) /Fenofibrate tablets. Tricor / Triglide tablets can help lower blood fats (called triglycerides) and cholesterol for people who are at risk of getting pancreatitis of the pancreas from having very high amounts of fats in their blood. Pancreatitis is a painful condition of the abdomen that can cause serious health problems.
How To Treat Gout With Diet And Medication
Gout is one of the most painful types of arthritis. Gout attacks can be controlled or prevented by lifestyle changes and the use of certain medications.
Gout Treatment and Prevention
Information on gout treatment and prevention. What are the options for treating gout and preventing gout attacks.
The Gout Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Gout
How much do you know about gout? You probably heard of it, but do you know the difference between purines and gout medication probenecid? Do you know what you need to do to prevent gout attacks? Does your lifestyle put you at risk for gout? Take the Gout Quiz and test your knowledge.
Gout Screening Quiz
Gout is one of the most painful types of arthritis. Do you have symptoms which are associated with gout? Do you have a lifestyle which increases the risk factors associated with gout? Take our Gout Screening Quiz.
The Gout Guide: Free E-Course Newsletter
We have designed our free newsletter e-course to guide you to better understand gout. Learn more about gout basics, gout history, gout cause, gout diagnosis, gout treatment, gout prevention, gout diet, gout medication, and gout research.
Sartans And Uric Acid
There is observational data suggesting that sartan drugs, particularly losartan, has an effect of lowering uric acid levels in blood, from Bandolier.
Drug Profile: Fenofibrate
Drug profile and essential information for Fenofibrate, from UMM.
Effects of Combination Treatment With Fenofibrate on Uric Acid
Combination therapy of fenofibrate and/or losartan with anti-hyperuricaemic agents, which included benzbromarone (50 mg once daily) or allopurinol (200 mg twice a day), significantly reduced serum uric acid concentrations in accordance with increased uric acid excretion, from BMJJournals.

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