Lipofen Drug Interactions

A number of medications may interfere with Lipofen. For example, problems may occur if Lipofen is taken together with warfarin, statins, cyclosporine, or bile-acid sequestrants. These drug interactions with Lipofen can increase your risk of developing certain problems (including kidney problems, bleeding, and serious breakdown of muscle) or prevent the medication from being absorbed into the body.

An Overview of Lipofen Interactions

 Lipofen® (fenofibrate) is a prescription cholesterol medication. It can potentially interact with a few other medications. Some of the medications that may lead to interactions with Lipofen include:
 
  • Bile-acid sequestrant cholesterol medications, including:

 

 

  • Cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®)
  • Statin medications, such as:

 

 


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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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