gemfibrozil (LOPID)

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gemfibrozil (LOPID)
We list this drug as a Do Not Use drug because, unlike for other drugs for high cholesterol, there is no evidence that it decreases the risk of heart disease. It also causes cancer in animals.

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Elevated Cholesterol Levels [hide all summaries]
The evidence for treatment, especially with cholesterol-lowering drugs, is much weaker for people who have not yet had the cardiovascular disease described above, known as primary prevention. This is especially so for those people who do not have more than one of the following risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, or a close family history of premature heart attacks or strokes.

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NEW DRUG INTERACTION WARNING! Repaglinide (PRANDIN) For Diabetes And The Cholesterol Lowering Drug Gemfibrozil (LOPID) [hide all summaries]
(August 2003)
The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) issued a public warning on May 21, 2003 not to use the combination of repaglinide (PRANDIN), a drug for lowering blood sugar in type-2 diabetics, and the cholesterol drug gemfibrozil (LOPID). The warning was based on a recent publication in the March 2003 issue of the medical journal Diabetologia that found the use of these two drugs in combination can enhance the blood sugar lowering effects of repaglinide and can thereby result in severe blood sugar lowering (hypoglycemia).

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