Gemfibrozil Lopid - when taken together with a special diet - is effective in treating really high serum triglycerides levels that may cause inflammation of the pancreas (a condition known as pancreatitis). Serum triglycerides are fatty compounds found in your blood. If your body does not react to a plain strict diet, then you may want Gemfibrozil Lopid.

Gemfibrozil Lopidis too used to decrease coronary heart disease risk in patients who need to lose weight but do not respond to exercise, diet, or any cholesterol- or triglyceride-lowering drug.

Can I take Gemfibrozil Lopid?

Your doctor can establish this for you. As a general rule, however, Gemfibrozil Lopid is only given to people whose bodies do not respond to exercise and other and weight loss methods (including a strict diet). Gemfibrozil Lopid is not a treatment - it is just a supplement to conventional weight loss measures. If you are serious about getting all the profits of the medication, you have to stick to the exercise and diet plan that your doctor will also set down. Gemfibrozil Lopid can help out in keeping your cholesterol at typical levels and in lowering your heart disease risk - but only if you do your part, too.

What's the exact dosage?

Gemfibrozil Lopid is supposed to be taken about half an hour (30 minutes) sooner than your breakfast and evening meal, precisely as your doctor prescribed. If you by accident miss a dose, don't bother - just take Gemfibrozil Lopid another time as soon as you realize that you've missed a dose. In no way take two Gemfibrozil Lopid doses together.

Does it have any side effects?

Yes. Like any other drug, Gemfibrozil Lopid may possibly set off side effects that are hard to predict, such as abdominal pain, constipation, acute appendicitis, diarrhea, fatigue, eczema, headache, indigestion, vomiting, vertigo, and rash. If these side effects continue, inform your physician as soon as possible. Only your physician will be able to conclude whether you should go on taking Gemfibrozil Lopid or not.

In some uncommon cases, Gemfibrozil Lopid sets of malignancy, abdominal pain (at times causing appendectomy), gallbladder disease, or other grave and perhaps fatal disorders in the abdomen.

Warning

The next drugs may trigger muscle-wasting if used concurrently with Gemfibrozil Lopid.

• Lipitor (Atorvastatin)

• Mevacor (Lovastatin)

• Lescol (Fluvastatin)

• Zocor (Simvastatin)

• Pravachol (Pravastatin)

These drugs lower cholesterol.

Gemfibrozil Lopid is supposed to too not be taken by patients whose cholesterol levels are only a little elevated, while its benefits hardly outweigh the risks of severe side effects.