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clofibrate

clofibrate

8.3
A medicine that lowers cholesterol and other fats in the blood
  • noun
  • /kloʊˈfaɪbɹeɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : clofibrato
  • Studies have shown that clofibrate effectively reduces lipid levels in the bloodstream.

Examples

  • The doctor prescribed clofibrate to help lower the patient's cholesterol levels.

  • If you have high triglycerides, clofibrate may be recommended to improve your lipid profile.

  • And so they said, let's examine the effects of clofibrate in those patients who were compliant with treatment.

  • When it comes down to it, it was not just one experiment that was published showing that all the statin drugs, clofibrate, and gemfibrozil all stimulated cancer growth.

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Synonyms

Atromid-S
vsclofibrate
  • Archaic
9.6

A medicine used to lower fat and cholesterol in the blood

is the generic drug name used to lower blood lipids and treat heart disease

Surface Forms

clofibrate singular
clofibrates plural

Etymology

Clofibrate combines clo- (from 'chlorine') and -fibrate, the name for a family of drugs that work on fats. So clofibrate is a chlorine-containing member of the fibrate group, and its name hints that it is used to lower 'blood fats' like cholesterol.