TRILIPIX Helps Reduce Triglycerides, a Fat in Your Blood, for Improved Cholesterol
Managing your total cholesterol is a challenge. Triglyceride levels can remain high even after you’ve gotten your LDL (bad) cholesterol on track by:
- Eating a healthy diet
- Exercising regularly
- Taking a statin medicine to manage LDL (bad) cholesterol1
If that sounds like you—and your total cholesterol still isn’t where it needs to be—it's a good idea to ask your doctor if you have high triglycerides.
TRILIPIX Uses
TRILIPIX is a prescription medication used along with diet to lower triglycerides and raise HDL (good) cholesterol in people at high risk of heart disease who have abnormal cholesterol levels and are taking a statin medicine to manage LDL (bad) cholesterol. TRILIPIX has not been shown to lower your risk of having heart problems or a stroke.
TRILIPIX plus your healthy eating plan, exercise, and statin medicine may lower triglycerides to help improve your cholesterol.
In clinical studies, TRILIPIX + statin lowered triglycerides more than statin alone
TRILIPIX plus a statin was tested in people who had elevated triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol and low HDL (good) cholesterol. Taking TRILIPIX with a statin reduced triglycerides up to twice as much as the statin alone. TRILIPIX also improved HDL (good) cholesterol in the study participants.2
Quick facts about TRILIPIX2
- TRILIPIX is taken once a day, with or without food.
- It can be taken at the same time you take your statin cholesterol medication.
- TRILIPIX is used along with a low-fat and low-cholesterol diet.
- Be sure to tell your doctor about all the medications you take including prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, and if you consume large amounts of grapefruit juice.
- See your doctor as instructed for routine testing.
Safety Considerations
- TRILIPIX should not be taken by people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, nursing mothers, or those allergic to any product ingredient.
- TRILIPIX can cause liver problems. Blood tests are needed before and during treatment with TRILIPIX to check for liver problems.
Working with your doctor
It's important to work with your doctor to develop a cholesterol management plan that's right for you. Use the doctor discussion guide to find out how to get the cholesterol care you need at your next doctor visit.
Please click here for additional Important Safety Information about TRILIPIX and discuss it with your doctor.
Please see the Medication Guide and full Prescribing Information for TRILIPIX and discuss them with your doctor.
Uses and Important Safety Information You Should Know About TRILIPIX (fenofibric acid)
Uses for TRILIPIX® (fenofibric acid) delayed-release capsules
- TRILIPIX should only be used when other measures, such as diet and exercise, have not been enough.
- TRILIPIX is a prescription medication used along with diet to lower triglycerides and raise HDL (good) cholesterol in people at high risk of heart disease who have abnormal cholesterol levels and are taking a statin medicine to manage LDL (bad) cholesterol.
- TRILIPIX is also used along with diet to lower severely high triglycerides. Improving blood sugar control in certain people with diabetes may prevent the need for cholesterol drug therapy.
- TRILIPIX is also used to lower triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, and increase HDL cholesterol in people with abnormal cholesterol levels.
- TRILIPIX has not been shown to lower your risk of having heart problems or a stroke.
Important Safety Information for TRILIPIX
- TRILIPIX should not be taken by people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, nursing mothers, or those allergic to any product ingredient.
- TRILIPIX can cause muscle problems. Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness may be a sign of a serious muscle problem and should be reported to your healthcare provider right away. Rarely, muscle-related problems can cause kidney damage and can be fatal. The risk of these side effects may be higher when TRILIPIX is used with a statin.
- Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take.
- Some people require blood tests to check for kidney problems while taking TRILIPIX.
- TRILIPIX can cause liver problems. Blood tests are needed before and during treatment with TRILIPIX to check for liver problems.
- TRILIPIX may cause inflammation (swelling) of the gallbladder or pancreas. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting.
- TRILIPIX may cause allergic-type reactions, blood clots, and possible changes in some blood test values.
- If you are pregnant or may become pregnant, talk with your healthcare provider about TRILIPIX. It is not known if TRILIPIX will harm your unborn baby.
- The most common side effects with TRILIPIX include headache, heartburn, nausea, muscle aches, and increases in muscle or liver enzymes that are measured by blood tests.
For more information, talk with your healthcare provider.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
If you cannot afford your medication, contact: www.pparx.org or call the toll-free phone number 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669) for assistance.
References:
1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC). Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf. Last update December 2005. Accessed January 10, 2013.
2. TRILIPIX [package insert].
