What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?
Prior to taking fenofibrate, you should talk to your healthcare provider if you have:
- Diabetes
- Gallbladder disease or gallstones
- Heart disease
- Kidney disease or kidney failure
- Liver disease or liver failure
- Thyroid gland problems
- An allergy to fenofibrate or to any other medications, foods, dyes, or preservatives.
It is also important to let your healthcare provider know if you are:
- Pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant
- Breastfeeding
- A frequent user of alcoholic beverages.
Tell your healthcare provider about all other medicines you are currently taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Alternatives to Fenofibrate
(Click High Cholesterol Risk to see a list of risk factors that may affect your cholesterol level and a general guideline of ideal LDL cholesterol levels.)
For most people, fenofibrate is quite effective in
lowering cholesterol. It is also generally well tolerated. However, side effects can occur and people may wish to consider a substitute, such as other fibrates,
statins, or other
cholesterol medicines.
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