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Definition of Gemfibrozil

1. Noun. Medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood.

Definition of Gemfibrozil

1. Noun. An oral drug, one of the fibrates, used to lower lipid levels. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gemfibrozil

1. That lowers plasma lipoprotein levels. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Gemfibrozil

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1. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"The combination of gemfibrozil with lovastatin has been associated with myopathy and rarely rhabdomyolysis, >477 and thus the combination of a fibric acid ..."

2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"In the Helsinki Heart Study, 4081 men aged 40-55 years with elevated serum cholesterol were treated with either gemfibrozil or placebo for 5 years (Frick et ..."

3. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Fibrate medications (eg, clofibrate and gemfibrozil) have been associated with an increase in gallstone disease,92 adverse trends in CHD ..."

4. Improving Health Care for Veterans: 1997 Annual Report edited by John R. Feussner (1997)
"An ongoing CSP trial in secondary prevention of heart disease, the VA HDL Intervention Trial, will compare gemfibrozil versus placebo in improving ..."

5. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"These 3 lives saved were lost in the Helsinki gemfibrozil study where there were 45 deaths in the active group and 42 in the placebo group, ..."

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