LOPID
Lopid Information
Lopid, also known as Gemfibrozil, is a
drug which is usually prescribed along with a diet to people who
have very high levels of serum triglycerides (triglycerides are
fatty substances from the blood) and who are at a risk of developing
pancreatitis (this is the inflammation of the pancreas). Lopid may
also be used in order to reduce the risk of developing coronary
heart disease in people who have not responded to the other therapy
options: , exercises, and diet and to other triglyceride lowering
drugs.
Lopid Indications
Lopid is prescribed by doctors or personal health care providers
only in the cases in which the diet, exercises and programs have failed to keep the cholesterol levels under
control. This medicine is not a substitute for exercise and diet,
but a supplement. In order for the patients to see the benefits
during and after the treatment, they should follow adjacent
non-medication therapy options - exercising and keeping a diet.
These three things will help the patients lower their cholesterol
levels and prevent the development of heart disease.
Lopid Warnings
The most important risk factors which usually lead to high levels
of fats in the organism are excessive body weight and alcohol
intake; this is why your personal health care provider will help you
loose weight and also stop drinking before prescribing you Lopid.
Also your personal healthcare provider will ask you to undergo
periodic cholesterol blood level tests in your first year of
treatment with Lopid, because of the blood diseases which can
develop. Also, your doctor will want to keep your liver functions
constantly monitored, as unwanted liver disorders can develop.
The patients who are already under treatment for diseases which
can contribute to the high levels of cholesterol in the blood such
as: diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, dysproteinemia, obstructive liver
disease or an overactive thyroid are advised to consult a doctor
before beginning the treatment with Lopid. This medicine should
start to reduce the levels of cholesterol from the first three
months of treatment; in case this does not happen, the treatment
should be stopped.
Lopid Intake Guidelines
Patients should ask their personal healthcare providers to tell
them exactly how they should use the doses of Lopid. It is not
recommended to deviate from the doctor’s instructions. If the
patients are interested in finding more about Lopid, they should
consult the medicine’s label. This medicine should be taken 30
minutes before the morning and evening meal, as the doctor
prescribed it. The medicine should be kept at room temperature in
order not to deteriorate it.
Lopid Dosage
Your personal health care provider will
prescribe you the proper dose of Lopid that you should take in on a
regular basis. Do not deviate from the dosage that you have been
given by your personal physician without his or her consent. The
recommended dosage for an adult is of 1,200 milligrams (this dose
should be divided in two equal doses). The drug’s effectiveness has
not been proved in children; elderly people should use this medicine
with great caution.
Lopid Overdose
It is well known the fact that any medicine taken in excess may
have serious consequences. In the case in which a patient suspects
that he has taken an overdose, he must consult his personal
healthcare provider as quickly as possible. In the case of a Lopid
overdose the patient may experience the following symptoms:
abdominal cramps, ,
muscle pain,
and .
Lopid Missed Dose
In the cases in which the patients forget to take their dose of
Lopid there is no problem, they can take it as soon as they
remember; if it is time for the next dose, the patients should skip
the missed one and continue with the schedule as prescribed by their
doctor or personal health care provider. Individuals are not
recommended to take a double dose of Lopid.
Lopid Side Effects
The most common side effects which a patient can experience
during the treatment with Lopid are the following: dizziness,
drowsiness, numbness, tingling of the hands and feet, unusual taste,
upset stomach, abdominal pain and even blurred vision. The patients
in whom these side effects persist or get worse should announce
their personal health care provider as soon as possible. Such
individuals should also announce their doctor if they are
experiencing the following: decreased sexual desire, decreased
sexual ability, ,
signs of infection (such as sore throat, fever), easy bruising, easy
bleeding, arrhythmias or unusual fatigue. Lopid may also cause
muscle damage, which rarely leads to serious or fatal conditions
such rhabdomyolysis. In the cases in which the patients experience
muscle pain, tenderness or weakness accompanied by fever and unusual
tiredness and also unusual quantities of urine, they should stop
taking this medicine.
If the patients develop a serious allergic reaction to this drug,
they may experience the following symptoms: rash, swelling, severe
dizziness, itching, and breathing problems. These are not all the
side effects that patients can have during the treatment with this
medicine, in the cases in which the patients experience other
symptoms than those listed above they should contact their doctor.
Lopid Drug Reactions
The patients are recommended not to use other cholesterol
lowering drugs while they are under treatment with Lopid, in order
to avoid the development of severe muscle wasting. The drugs which
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Patients should also avoid taking Lopid along with blood thinning
drugs such as ;
if a therapy with a blood thinning remedy is crucial for the
patient’s health, its dose could be reduced in order to avoid an
abnormal bleeding. Patients should also not take Lopid if they are
already taking drugs for diabetes (such as Prandin).
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