Fenofibrate Pharmacology Podcast Episode 310
Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
English - January 18, 2024 16:43 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 643 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this podcast episode, I discuss fenofibrate pharmacology, adverse effects, kinetics, drug interactions, and much more!
Fenofibrate is typically only used for hypertriglyceridemia. The primary risk of hypertriglyceridemia is pancreatitis so we treat these levels because of this risk.
LFTs elevation has been associated with fenofibrate use as well as myopathy. In the presence of myopathy, checking CPK may be considered.
Fenofibrate is a weak CYP2C9 inhibitor. Warfarin and phenytoin are two important medications that may be affected by the use of fenofibrate.
On this podcast episode, I discuss fenofibrate pharmacology, adverse effects, kinetics, drug interactions, and much more!
Fenofibrate is typically only used for hypertriglyceridemia. The primary risk of hypertriglyceridemia is pancreatitis so we treat these levels because of this risk.
LFTs elevation has been associated with fenofibrate use as well as myopathy. In the presence of myopathy, checking CPK may be considered.
Fenofibrate is a weak CYP2C9 inhibitor. Warfarin and phenytoin are two important medications that may be affected by the use of fenofibrate.
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