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The name of the company that created Trilipix
Who is Abbott Laboratories (Now Abvee)
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For this medication, the initial dose is 45 to 135 mg once daily for Severe Hypertriglyceridemia. Dosage should be individualized according to patient response, and should be adjusted if necessary following repeat lipid determinations at 4 to 8 week intervals. This delayed release capsule can be taken without regard to meals.
What is Trilipix
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This fenofibric acid is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia (>/= 500 mg/dL) and is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (Total-C), triglycerides (TG), and Apo B and to increase high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia.
What is Fibricor
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This fenofibrate is available in 2 strengths: 48 mg yellow tablets, imprinted with the company logo & code identification letters "FI", available in bottles of 90 and 145 mg white tablets, imprinted with the company logo and code identification letters "FO", available in bottles of 90
What is Tricor
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Lopid is manufactured by Pfizer Inc., and is considered this kind of fibrate
What is gemfibrozil
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The name of the company that created Vescepa
Who is Amarin Pharmaceuticals
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For Severe Hypertriglyceridemia, the initial dose of this medication is 48 to 145 mg once daily. Maximum dose is 145 mg. This medication may be taken without regard to meals.
What is Tricor
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This medication is a peroxisome proliferator receptor alpha (PPARa) activator indicated as adjunct to diet to (1) reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C, TG and Apo B, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia and (2) for treatment of adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
What is Tricor
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This medication is supplied as 1-gram amber-colored soft-gelatin capsules imprinted with the medication name. They come in bottles of 120, to be stored at 20-25 degrees C (68-77 degrees F), excursions permitted to 15-30 degrees C (59-86 degrees F).
What is Vascepa
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Tricor is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and is considered this kind of fibrate.
What is Fenofibrate
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The name of the company that created Lopid
Pfizer
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This medications recommended dose for adults is 1200mg administered in two divided doses, 30 minutes before the morning and evening meals.
What is Lopid
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This medication is an ethyl ester of EPA indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglyceride (TG) levels in adult patients with severe (>/= 500 mg/dL) hypertriglyceridemia
What is Vascepa
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This medication comes in 3 dosage forms and strengths: 500 mg, 750 mg and 1000 mg unscored, medium-orange, film coated, capsule-shaped tablets
What Niaspan
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Fibricor is manufactured by AR Scientific, Inc. and is this kind of fibrate
What is fenofibric acid
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The name of the company that created Niacin
Who is Abbott Labs/Abvee
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This medications daily dose is 4 grams per day taken as 2 capsules twice daily with food. Patients should be advised to swallow this capsule whole. Do not break open, crush, dissolve or chew.
What is Vascepa
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This medication therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. One of the 6 indications for this medication is as adjunctive therapy for treatment of adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia who present a risk of pancreatitis and who do not respond adequately to a determined dietary effort to control them.
What is Niaspan
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This medication is a white, elliptical, film-coated, scored tablet containing 600 mg gemfibrozil, and is available in bottles of 50 or bottles of 500. The medication should be stored at controlled room temperature of 20-25 degrees C (68-77 degrees F). Protect from light and humidity
What is Lopid
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This medication is a niacin or nicotinic acid product manufactured by Abbott Laboratories
What is Niaspan
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The name of the company that created Fibricor
Who is AR Scientific
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This medication should be taken at bedtime, after a low-fat snack, and doses should be individualized according to patient response. The recommended dose escalation is: Initial Titration: weeks 1-4, 500 mg daily dose; weeks 5-8, 1000 mg daily dose; after week 8, 1500 mg daily dose-2000 mg daily dose. After week 8, titrate to patient response and tolerance. Daily dose should not be increased more than 500 mg in a 4-week period, and doses above 2000 mg daily are not recommended.
What is Niaspan
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This medication is indicated as (1) an adjunct to diet in combination with a statin to reduce TG & increase HDL-C in patients with mixed dyslipidemia and CHD or a CHD risk equivalent who are on optimal statin therapy to acheive their LDL-C goal, (2) adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce TG in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, (3) adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated LDL-C, Total-C, TG and ApoB, and to increase HDL-C in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia
What is Trilipix
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This fenofibric acid delayed release capsule 45 mg has a reddish brown cap imprinted in white ink the company logo and a yellow body imprinted in black in the number "45." The delayed release capsule 135 mg have a blue cap imprinted in white inke the company logo and a yellow body imprinted in black ink the number "135." They come in cartons of 30 and bottles of 90 and should be stored at 25 degrees C (77 degrees F), excursions permitted to 15-30 degrees C (59-86 degrees F). Keep out of reach of children. Protect from moisture.
What is Trilipix
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Vascepa is manufactured by Amarin and is considered this class of medication
What is Ethyl Esters of the Omega 3 Fatty Acid Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)