Question: is gemfibrozil a statin drug?
Answer: Lopid is also used to treat very high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in people with pancreatitis. Lipitor is also used to elevate HDL ("good") cholesterol. Lopid and Lipitor belong to different drug classes, Lopid is a lipid-regulating agent and Lipitor is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (a "statin" drug).