fibrates in A Sentence

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    Fibrates like tricor(fenofibrate) are used specifically to lower triglyceride levels.

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    Just like Fibrates, nicotinic acid reduces the ability of the liver to produce triglycerides, called VLDL or very low density lipoprotein.

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    Fibrates aim to lower blood triglyceride levels by 35 to 50 percent and raise HDL("good") cholesterol levels by 5 to 20 percent.

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    While they can increase HDL cholesterol, Fibrates do not work to lower LDL("bad") cholesterol and are often combined with statins to accomplish this.

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    Fibrates, among the first available cholesterol medications, can lower triglyceride(blood fat) levels and even increase HDL cholesterol(the"good" cholesterol that helps remove bad cholesterol from your bloodstream).

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