Can you take too much fenofibrate?

Can you take too much fenofibrate?

Fenofibrate Overdose If you take too much fenofibrate, call your healthcare provider or local Poison Control Center or seek emergency medical treatment right away. If fenofibrate is administered by a healthcare provider in a medical setting, it is unlikely that an overdose will occur.

What are the side effects of fenofibrate 160 mg?

The more common side effects that can occur with use of fenofibrate include:

• headache.
• back pain.
• nausea.
• indigestion.
• stuffy or runny nose.
• stomach pain.

  Can fenofibrate damage your liver?

  

  Fenofibrate therapy is associated with mild and transient serum aminotransferase elevations and with rare instances of acute liver injury, which can be severe and prolonged and lead to significant hepatic fibrosis.

  When can I stop taking fenofibrate?

  Monitoring of cholesterol/triglyceride levels every four to eight weeks is important to establish the effectiveness of fenofibrate therapy. Your doctor should consider discontinuing therapy if you have not had an adequate response after two months of treatment.

  Does fenofibrate cause memory loss?

  For women but not men, fibrate use was specifically associated with an increased risk over 7 years of decline in visual memory only (HR=1.29, 95%CI=1.09–1.54, p=0.004), and did not increase risk for incident dementia.

  Should fenofibrate be taken morning or night?

  You can generally take fenofibrate at a time of day to suit you, but it is best to take your doses with the same meal each day. This will help remind you to take your tablets/capsules regularly. If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember.

  Can you take fenofibrate if you have kidney disease?

  Conclusion. Fenofibrate treatment resulted in increased serum creatinine levels and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rates in a primary care setting. Therefore, regular renal function monitoring should be considered essential during fibrate administration.