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Brand Names:
Lopid
What is Gemfibrozil?
Gemfibrozil is in a class of lipid-regulating medications called fibrates. It works be reducing the production of triglycerides in the liver. It is used with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
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Reasons Taken
7 patients in the community are taking or have taken Gemfibrozil.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 42% |
| General health | 2 | 28% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 14% |
| Treat my HIV | 1 | 14% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Gemfibrozil or how long patients were taking Gemfibrozil before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 100% | 1 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- toyotaas
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 511
- VL 55
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by toyotaas
Aug 24, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Other
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