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Triglyceride and cholesterol medications contraindications
Posted: 06-09-07 18:30pm

One year ago I started taking 500 mg/day of niacin. After three months there was no effect on raising HDL, so the doc also prescribed Tricor. After three more months there was a lowering of the Tri-glicerides, but the HDL did not go up as hoped. Tricor was stopped and the niacin raised to 1000 mg/day for the last six months. After one year the niacin is not having an effect on HDL. The latest thought by my doc was to try Triglide in conjunction with the niacin. However, after doing some research online, it looks like Triglide contains the same active med as in Tricor, so I wonder if it is worth starting a six month regimen of Triglide, or are the two so similar that there is likely to be no effect with the Triglide?


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Posted: 06-13-07 06:51am

Tricor and triglide are brand names of the medications from the fenofibrate group of drugs. These medications are used to lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood. Triglide is tricor's old formation. The new formation can be taken with or without regard to meals. Another difference is the dosage. It's up to the health care provider as to which of these medications will be chosen, because they contain the same active substance.




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