Severe hypertriglyceridaemia, mixed hyperlipidaemia

Active Ingredient: Ciprofibrate

Indication for Ciprofibrate

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Ciprofibrate is indicated as an adjunct to diet and other non-pharmacological treatment (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) for the following:

  • Treatment of severe hypertriglyceridaemia with or without low HDL cholesterol.
  • Mixed hyperlipidaemia when a statin is contraindicated or not tolerated.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

100 mg once daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

100 - 100 mg

Dosage regimen

From 100 To 100 mg once every day

Detailed description

The recommended dosage is 100 mg ciprofibrate per day. This dose should not be exceeded.

Active ingredient

Ciprofibrate

Ciprofibrate is a new derivative of phenoxyisobutyric acid which has a marked hypolipidaemic action. It reduces both LDL and VLDL and hence the levels of triglyceride and cholesterol associated with these lipoprotein fractions. It also increases levels of HDL cholesterol.

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