Lopid

Lopid is for managing high blood cholesterol and triglycerides. You should follow a certain diet while taking this drug.

Being an antihyperlipidemic agent the medicine acts to lower the blood levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by decreasing their production by the liver. The drug also raises blood levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

You cannot use Lopid if you have allergy to an ingredient in it or if you use repaglinide or an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Patients with gallstones, serious cirrhosis or liver disorders, serious kidney disease, or gallbladder disease should avoid using Lopid.

If you fall into the group mentioned above you ought to check with your doctor.

If you need any additional facts about the drug, please refer to your doctor or a pharmacist.
The medication is not to be used by people for whom it wasn't recommended by the doctor.
Inform your doctor if the symptoms persist or if they get worse.

The given information represents basic medical facts about the drug. If any questions about the use of the medicine arise you are strongly advised to contact the doctor or any other health care provider.