Fibrate

Fibrates
Drug class
Fenofibrate, one of the most popular fibrates
Class identifiers
Usehypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolaemia
ATC codeC10AB
Biological targetPPAR
Clinical data
WebMDMedicineNet 
External links
MeSHD058607
Legal status
In Wikidata

In pharmacology, the fibrates are a class of amphipathic carboxylic acids and esters. They are derivatives of fibric acid (phenoxyisobutyric acid). They are used for a range of metabolic disorders, mainly hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), and are therefore hypolipidemic agents.

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