Drug Summary

  Drug name:  fenofibrate
  Chemical name:  Fenofibrate
  Formula:  C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄
  Weight:   360.831
  CAS no:  49562-28-9
  DrugBank link:  DB01039
  Description:  An antilipemic agent which reduces both cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For use as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C,Triglycerides and Apo B, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia (Fredrickson Types IIa and IIb)