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Drug Class: What is Tricor and why is it prescribed?
Tricor Mechanism: How does Tricor work?
Dosage: How should you take Tricor?
Possible food and drug interactions when taking Tricor
Special information on Tricor
Tricor side effects
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| Drug Class: What is Tricor and why is it prescribed? | ||
| Tricor combats high levels of bad LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol,
and triglycerides. It also serves to increase levels of good HDL cholesterol.
Tricor works by promoting the dissolution and elimination of fat particles in the blood. Tricor is usually added to a treatment regimen only when other measures have failed to produce adequate results. Often, diet and exercise are enough to bring blood fats under control. Likewise, it s sometimes sufficient to simply treat |
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| Tricor Mechanism: How does Tricor work? | ||
| Fenofibric acid, the active metabolite of fenofibrate, produces reductions
in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, total triglycerides
and triglyceride rich lipoprotein (VLDL) in treated patients. In addition, treatment
with fenofibrate(Tricor) results in increases in high density lipoprotein
(HDL) and apoproteins apoAI and apoAII. The effects of Tricor (fenofibric acid) seen in clinical practice have been explained in vivo in transgenic mice and in vitro in human hepatocyte |
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| Dosage: How should you take Tricor? | ||
| Tricor should be taken with meals. If you ve also been prescribed a
cholesterol-lowering drug such as Questran or Colestid, take Tricor
at least 1 hour before or 4 to 6 hours after the other drug to make sure
Tricor is properly absorbed. |
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| Possible food and drug interactions when taking Tricor | ||
| If Tricor is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Tricor with the following: The cholesterol-lowering drugs Colestid and Questran, Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral), Statins (the cholesterol-lowering drugs Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, and Zocor), Warfarin (Coumadin). | ||
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| Special information on Tricor | ||
| Special information on Tricor; if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Pregnancy tests have not been conducted in humans, but high doses of Tricor
have proven harmful in animal studies. If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, inform your doctor immediately. Tricor should not be used in nursing mothers. If Tricor drug is essential to your health, your doctor will advise you to stop nursing your baby. Special warnings about Tricor medication: Tricor has |
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| Tricor side effects | ||
| Side effects of Tricor cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change
in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine
if it is safe for you to continue taking Tricor. More common Tricor side effects may include: Abdominal pain, back pain, headache, respiratory disorders. Less common Tricoe side effects may include: Constipation, nausea, runny nose. |
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