Fenofibrate/simvastatin

Fenofibrate/simvastatin, sold under the brand name Cholib, is a fixed-dose combination medication used to treat abnormal blood lipid levels when used in combination with a low-fat diet and exercise. It contains fenofibrate and simvastatin.

It was approved for use in the European Union in August 2013.

Medical uses

Fenofibrate/simvastatin is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise in high cardiovascular risk adults with mixed dyslipidemia to reduce triglycerides and increase HDL C levels when LDL C levels are adequately controlled with the corresponding dose of simvastatin monotherapy.

Adverse effects

Further reading

• Filippatos TD, Elisaf MS (2015). "Safety considerations with fenofibrate/simvastatin combination". Expert Opin Drug Saf. 14 (9): 1481–93. doi:10.1517/14740338.2015.1056778. PMID 26134595. S2CID 207488283.
• Tarantino N, Santoro F, De Gennaro L, et al. (2017). "Fenofibrate/simvastatin fixed-dose combination in the treatment of mixed dyslipidemia: safety, efficacy, and place in therapy". Vasc Health Risk Manag. 13: 29–41. doi:10.2147/VHRM.S95044. PMC 5317328. PMID 28243111.

External links

• "Fenofibrate". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
• "Simvastatin". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.