fenofibrate (English, noun)
expansion: fenofibrate (countable and uncountable, plural fenofibrates)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A lipid-regulating drug C₂₀H₂₁ClO₄ that is administered orally to reduce levels of LDL, triglyceride, and apolipoprotein B and increase levels of HDL and is used chiefly to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. It is metabolized in the liver to form pharmacologically-active fenofibric acid, and is marketed under the trademarks Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, TriCor, and Triglide.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: fenofibrates
tags: plural