Under what clinical circumstances, if any, would you prescribe fenofibrate along with statin therapy?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes, I do sometimes combine fibrates and statins. Usually, it’s in the setting of needing to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia with the fibrate in a patient who also has hypercholesterolemia and an indication for a statin. If a patient is on a statin and still has mild to moderate hypertriglyc...
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at Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center Overall, I agree. I do have a bias, based on my le...
I agree with Dr. @Cornier's response.Additionally, there is evidence that Fenofibrate can reduce retinopathy progression in diabetics, in post hoc evaluation (FIELD trial subanalysis; ACCORD trial subanalysis and in a randomized clinical trial Preiss et al., PMID 38905569).It is not yet a well-adopt...
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at Advocare Princeton Cardiometabolic Health Unfortunately, I remember those same post-hoc subg...
Overall, I agree. I do have a bias, based on my le...